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deride

HSK 10
そし.る
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 幾 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (譏)
say+ how many? =
deride
Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
Phonetic component
how many?
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Simplified (讥)
speech+ small table =
ridicule
Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
讠 is a component form of 言.
Phonetic component
small table
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [jī]
to ridicule
Example Sentences