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pay

HSK 10 N1
エツ
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 曷 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (謁)
Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
Phonetic component
why? what? where?
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Simplified (谒)
Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
讠 is a component form of 言.
Phonetic component
why? what? where?
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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
/ [yè]
to visit (a superior)
Japanese
えつ 同音

noun

  1. audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
  2. visiting card; name card
Example Sentences