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驿
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relay

HSK 10 N4
エキ
Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 睪 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (驛)
horse+ spy on =
relay
Meaning component
horse
Phonetic component
spy on
to spy out
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Simplified (驿)
steed =
驿 relay station
Meaning component
steed
horse
horse
Japanese (駅)
horse+ ruler =
relay
horse
ruler
Notes
Historical Evolution
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)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
驿 / [yì]
post horse; relay station
Japanese
(old) えき 同音
  1. noun railway station; train station
  2. noun historical staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan)
  3. counter counter for railway stations and bus stations
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
えき
Eki surname
えき
Eki surname