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living

HSK 10
wéi
イ、キ
Components
Traditional (闈)
gate+ tanned hide =
living
Meaning component
gate
gate
Phonetic component
tanned hide
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Simplified (闱)
Meaning component
mén gate
gate, door, entrance, opening
gate
Phonetic component
wéi tanned leather
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [wéi]
door to women's room; gate to palace
Example Sentences