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thoroughfare

HSK 10
kuí
おおじ
Components
walk+ a clod of earth =
thoroughfare
Meaning component
chuò walk
walk
Phonetic component
a clod of earth
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[kuí]
crossroads; thoroughfare
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
おおじ
Ooji surname
つじ
Tsuji surname