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henan

HSK 10
Máng
ボウ、モウ
Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 亡 represents the sound.
Components
mound+ deceased =
henan
Meaning component
mound
place
阝 is a component form of 阜.
Phonetic component
wáng deceased
old variant of 亡[wáng]
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Máng]
Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs
Example Sentences