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lesson

HSK 10 N2
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 果 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (課)
say+ fruit =
lesson
Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
Phonetic component
guǒ fruit
variant of 果[guǒ]
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Simplified (课)
speech+ fruit =
lesson
Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
讠 is a component form of 言.
Phonetic component
guǒ fruit
variant of 果[guǒ]
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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 Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [kè]
subject; course; CL:門|门[mén]; class; lesson; CL:堂[táng],節|节[jié]; to levy; tax; form of divination
Japanese
同音
  1. nounn-suf lesson
  2. nounn-suf section (in an organization); division; department
  3. counter counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
Korean
[課]
Affix
-gwa; A suffix used to mean a division of a business.
Example Sentences