Historical Evolution
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
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Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
辞 / 辭 [cí]
to resign; to dismiss; to decline; to take leave; ballad (archaic poetic genre); variant of 詞|词[cí]
Japanese
noun
- address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; words
- ci (Chinese literary form)
- ancillary word
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (82)
辞职 [cízhí] #2,423
to resign
致辞 [zhìcí] #17,218
to express in words or writing
告辞 [gàocí] #13,160
to say goodbye
言辞 [yáncí] #12,926
words
辞退 [cítuì] #15,518
to dismiss
措辞 [cuòcí] #12,546
wording
说辞 [shuōcí] #11,975
excuse
辞典 [cídiǎn] #17,709
dictionary
辞呈 [cíchéng] #15,345
(written) resignation
修辞 [xiūcí] #21,054
rhetoric
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JAPANESE WORDS (2)