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separate

HSK 4 N1
カク
へだ.てる、へだ.たる
Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 鬲 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
mound
place
Phonetic component
type of cauldron
type of caldron with three hollow legs
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[gé]
to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of
Japanese
かく 同音
prefix every other; second; alternate
Example Sentences