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HSK 10 N3
yàn
ケン、ゲン
あかし、しるし、ため.す、ためし
Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 僉 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "type of horse". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
Traditional (驗)
horse+ unanimous =
check
Meaning component
horse
Phonetic component
unanimous
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Simplified (验)
steed+ all =
test
Meaning component
steed
horse
Phonetic component
qiān all
all, together, unanimous
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Japanese (験)
horse =
check
horse
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 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)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [yàn]
to examine; to test; to check
Japanese
げん けん 同音

noun

  1. effect; efficacy
  2. omen
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
いさお
Isao given name
さちえ
Sachie unclassified name