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obey

HSK 10 N2
shùn
ジュン
Phonosemantic compound. 頁 represents the meaning and 川 represents the sound.
Components
river+ page =
obey
Phonetic component
chuān river
stream, river
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Meaning component
page
Depicts a head.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 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)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [shùn]
to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable
Japanese
じゅん ずん (old) 同音
  1. nounn-suf order; turn; sorting
  2. adj-na obedient; docile; submissive; meek
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あや
Aya unclassified name
おさむ
Osamu given name
かず
Kazu given name
したがう
Shitagau unclassified name
じゅん
Jun female given namesurname
じゅんじ
Junji given name
じゅんじゅん
Junjun given name
すなお
Sunao female given name
すなほ
Sunaho unclassified name
とし
Toshi given name
なお
Nao female given name
はじめ
Hajime unclassified name
ゆき
Yuki female given name
より
Yori female given name