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afar

HSK 10
xiá
とお.い、なんぞ
Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 叚 represents the sound.
Components
walk+ fake =
afar
Meaning component
chuò walk
辶 is a component form of 辵.
Phonetic component
jiǎ fake
false
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[xiá]
distant; long-lasting; to abandon
Example Sentences