Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 睪 represents the sound.
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唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
譯
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
譯
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
譯
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
譯
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
譯
Regular
Modern
Chinese
译 / 譯 [yì]
to translate; to interpret
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (51)
翻译 [fānyì] #3,899
to translate
破译 [pòyì] #12,235
to break a code
编译 [biānyì] #39,895
to translate and edit
直译 [zhíyì] #22,622
literal translation
译文 [yìwén] #40,439
translated text
音译 [yīnyì] #36,492
transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters)
译员 [yìyuán] #31,050
interpreter
译名 [yìmíng] #45,624
translated names
译本 [yìběn] #49,007
translation (translated version of a text)
口译 [kǒuyì] #50,199
interpreting
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JAPANESE WORDS (193)
⭐ 申し訳ない [もうしわけない] #1,724
I'm sorry
⭐ 訳 [わけ] #1,756
reason
⭐ 言い訳 [いいわけ] #2,025
excuse
⭐ 申し訳ありません [もうしわけありません] #2,072
I'm sorry
申し訳ございません [もうしわけございません] #4,941
I'm sorry
申し訳なさそう [もうしわけなさそう] #5,373
apologetic
⭐ 訳じゃない [わけじゃない] #8,526
it does not mean that ...
⭐ 訳ではない [わけではない] #8,796
it does not mean that ...
⭐ 翻訳 [ほんやく] #10,147
translation
⭐ 申し訳 [もうしわけ] #10,312
apology
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