Phonosemantic compound. 牙 represents the sound and ⻏ represents the meaning. Based on the original use as a place name. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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Historical Evolution
邪
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
邪
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
邪
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
邪
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
邪
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
邪
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
邪
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
邪
Regular
Modern
Chinese
邪 [xié]
demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (74)
邪恶 [xié'è] #1,586
sinister
邪恶 [xié'è] #1,586
sinister
邪教 [xiéjiào] #11,464
evil cult
改邪归正 [gǎixiéguīzhèng] #18,360
to mend one's ways (idiom)
改邪归正 [gǎixiéguīzhèng] #18,360
to mend one's ways (idiom)
邪气 [xiéqì] #62,967
evil influence
邪气 [xiéqì] #62,967
evil influence
辟邪 [bìxié] #32,504
to ward off evil spirits
无邪 [wúxié] #28,833
without guilt
无邪 [wúxié] #28,833
without guilt
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JAPANESE WORDS (81)
⭐ 邪魔 [じゃま] #737
hindrance
⭐ 無邪気 [むじゃき] #3,853
innocent
お邪魔 [おじゃま] #3,913
hindrance
⭐ 風邪 [かぜ] #4,380
(common) cold
邪悪 [じゃあく] #8,341
wicked
⭐ 邪 [よこしま] #9,968
wicked
邪魔者 [じゃまもの] #10,334
obstacle
⭐ お邪魔します [おじゃまします] #11,410
please excuse the intrusion
風邪ひく [かぜひく] #13,392
to catch a cold
⭐ 風邪をひく [かぜをひく] #13,830
to catch a cold
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KOREAN WORDS (1)