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saw

HSK 10
キョ、コ
のこ、のこぎり
Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 居 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鋸)
Meaning component
jīn kangxi
metal
釒 is a component form of 金.
Phonetic component
reside
live, dwell, reside, sit
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Simplified (锯)
Meaning component
jīn metal 🇨🇳
metal
钅 is a component form of 金.
Phonetic component
reside
live, dwell, reside, sit
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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)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [jū]
variant of 鋦|锔[jū]
/ [jù]
a saw; to cut with a saw
Japanese
のこぎり ノコギリ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana saw
  2. usually kana musical saw
のこ ノコ 同音
noun colloquialabbrev. saw
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
のこぎり
Nokogiri place name