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词
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word

HSK 10 N2
Communication →Language
cí
シ
ことば
사
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 司 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (詞)
言 say+ 司 take charge of =
詞 word
言 Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
司 Phonetic component
sī take charge of
take charge of, control, manage
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Simplified (词)
讠 speech+ 司 take charge of =
词 words
讠 Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
讠 is a component form of 言.
司 Phonetic component
sī take charge of
take charge of, control, manage
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Notes
Similar Characters
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
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 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)
词
Regular
Modern
Chinese
词 / 詞 [cí]
word; statement; speech; lyrics; CL:組|组[zǔ],個|个[gè]; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Sòng​cháo]; CL:首[shǒu]
Japanese
言葉 、 詞 (rare) 、 辞 (rare) ことば 、 けとば (old) 同音

noun

  1. language; dialect
  2. word; phrase; expression; term
  3. speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
  4. words; remark; statement; comment
  5. learning to speak; language acquisition
詞 し 同音

noun

  1. words; writing; lyrics
  2. ci (form of Chinese poetry)
  3. independent word
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (3)
「言葉の一面は、伝達しようとする意志である」と彼は言う。
"One aspect of language is an intent to communicate," he says.
言葉が出てこなかった。
Words failed me.
乱暴な言葉を使ってはいけない。
Don't be rough in speech.
Japanese Names
詞 ことば
Kotoba female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
台词 [tái​cí] #3,068
an actor's lines
歌词 [gē​cí] #4,113
song lyric
证词 [zhèng​cí] #2,760
testimony
单词 [dān​cí] #5,887
word
关键词 [guān​jiàn​cí] #15,543
keyword
词汇 [cí​huì] #10,112
vocabulary
词语 [cí​yǔ] #9,648
word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)
名词 [míng​cí] #12,267
noun
动词 [dòng​cí] #17,396
verb
词典 [cí​diǎn] #20,876
dictionary
190 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 言葉 [ことば] #124
language
台詞 [せりふ] #3,356
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.)
褒め言葉 [ほめことば] #12,106
words of praise
⭐ 歌詞 [かし] #13,007
song lyrics
捨て台詞 [すてぜりふ] #20,638
sharp parting remark
⭐ 代名詞 [だいめいし] #22,079
pronoun
⭐ 合言葉 [あいことば] #25,800
password
花言葉 [はなことば] #26,514
language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love)
祝詞 [のりと] #29,156
ritual prayer
⭐ 形容詞 [けいようし] #35,303
adjective
190 more items
KOREAN WORDS (25)
감탄사
interjection
격 조사
case-marking postpositional particle
고유 명사
proper noun
관계 대명사
relative pronoun
관형사
determiner
대명사
pronoun
명사절
substantive clause
보조 동사
auxiliary verb
보조 형용사
auxiliary adjective
보통 명사
common noun
15 more items