Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 睪 represents the sound.
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嗎 yes or no (trad)媽 mama (trad)瑪 Mary (trad)碼 numeral (trad)罵 scold (trad/jp)螞 leech-hopper (trad)羈 halter (trad)闖 rush (trad)馭 control (trad)馮 Feng (trad)馱 carry on back (trad)馳 gallop (trad)馴 tame (trad)駁 refute (trad)駐 be stationed (trad/jp)駑 horse (trad)駒 fleet (trad/jp)駕 drive (trad)駙 extra (trad)駛 maneuver (trad)
Historical Evolution
駅
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
駅
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
駅
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
駅
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
駅
Regular
Modern
Chinese
驿 / 驛 [yì]
post horse; relay station
Japanese
- railway station; train station
- staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan)
- counter for railway stations and bus stations
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
駅 えき
Eki surname
驛 えき
Eki surname
CHINESE WORDS (7)
驿站 [yìzhàn] #31,204
relay station for post horses (old)
驿城区 [Yìchéngqū] #65,934
Yicheng district of Zhumadian city 駐馬店市|驻马店市[Zhùmǎdiànshì], Henan
驿城 [Yìchéng] #66,638
Yicheng district of Zhumadian city 駐馬店市|驻马店市[Zhùmǎdiànshì], Henan
电驿 [diànyì]
relay (electronics)
驿传 [yìchuán]
relay post-horse mail service (in former times)
驿马 [yìmǎ]
post horse
龙泉驿 [Lóngquányì]
Longquanyi district of Chengdu city 成都市[Chéngdūshì], Sichuan
JAPANESE WORDS (85)
⭐ 駅 [えき] #2,115
railway station
⭐ 駅前 [えきまえ] #5,424
in front of a station
⭐ 駅員 [えきいん] #23,205
(train) station attendant
最寄り駅 [もよりえき] #28,605
nearest station
駅舎 [えきしゃ] #35,145
station building
駅ビル [えきビル] #40,617
station building
⭐ 駅弁 [えきべん] #43,471
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty)
駅構内 [えきこうない] #44,118
station premises
⭐ 駅伝 [えきでん] #48,603
long-distance relay race
⭐ 終着駅 [しゅうちゃくえき] #49,413
terminal station
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