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administer

HSK 10 N1
xiá
カツ
くさび
Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 害 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (轄)
car+ harm =
administer
Meaning component
car
Phonetic component
hài harm
injure, harm
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Simplified (辖)
cart+ harm =
linchpin of wheel
Meaning component
chē cart
cart, vehicle
Phonetic component
hài harm
injure, harm
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Notes
Historical Evolution
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
/ [xiá]
to govern; to control; having jurisdiction over; linchpin of a wheel (archaic); noise of a barrow
Japanese
くさび 同音

noun

  1. usually kana wedge; chock; linchpin; lynchpin
  2. usually kana tie; bond
Example Sentences