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fleet

HSK 10 N1
こま
Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 句 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (駒)
horse+ sentence =
fleet
Meaning component
horse
Phonetic component
sentence
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Simplified (驹)
steed+ sentence =
colt
Meaning component
steed
horse
Phonetic component
sentence
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [jū]
colt
Japanese
こま 同音

noun

  1. piece (in shogi, chess, etc.)
  2. archaic horse; foal
  3. bridge (of a violin, etc.)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
こま
Koma surname
こまき
Komaki given name
こまさき
Komasaki surname
こまざき
Komazaki surname