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various

HSK 10 N2
zhū
ショ
もろ
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 者 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (諸)
say+ person =
various
Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
Phonetic component
zhě person
that which
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Simplified (诸)
speech+ person =
several
Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
讠 is a component form of 言.
Phonetic component
zhě person
that which
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [Zhū]
surname Zhu
/ [zhū]
all; various
Japanese
諸々 諸諸 もろもろ 同音
noun all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
しょ 同音
prefix various; many; several
もろ モロ 同音

prefix

  1. usually kana both
  2. usually kana many; various; all
  3. usually kana together
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
しょ
Sho surname
じえ
Jie surname
もろ
Moro surname
もろさき
Morosaki surname
もろずみ
Morozumi unclassified name