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official residence

HSK 10 N1
Dǐ, dǐ
テイ
やしき
Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 氐 represents the sound.
Components
mound+ ancient =
official residence
Meaning component
mound
place
阝 is a component form of 阜.
Phonetic component
ancient
name of an ancient tribe
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Dǐ]
surname Di
[dǐ]
residence of a high-ranking official; lodging-house
Japanese
てい 同音
n-sufnoun honorific residence; mansion (usu. after a family name)
屋敷 やしき 同音
noun residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
やしき
Yashiki surname