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scale

HSK 10
zhì
チョク、トク
すす.む、のぼ.る
Components
mound+ footstep =
scale
Phonetic component
mound
place
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Meaning component
footstep
step, pace
walk
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[zhì]
to advance; to ascend; to promote
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
すすむ
Susumu given name
たかし
Takashi given name
のぼる
Noboru given name
わたる
Wataru given name