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scold loudly

HSK 10
しか.る、せ.める
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 可 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (訶)
say+ can =
scold loudly
Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
Phonetic component
can
may, can, -able
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Simplified (诃)
speech+ can =
scold loudly
Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
讠 is a component form of 言.
Phonetic component
can
may, can, -able
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [hē]
to scold
Example Sentences