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
Simplified (验)
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Similar Characters
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
验
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
验
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
验
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
验
Regular
Modern
Chinese
验 / 驗 [yàn]
to examine; to test; to check
Japanese
noun
- effect; efficacy
- omen
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
験 いさお
Isao given name
験 さちえ
Sachie unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (99)
经验 [jīngyàn] #1,793
experience
实验 [shíyàn] #2,268
experiment
实验室 [shíyànshì] #1,491
laboratory
试验 [shìyàn] #2,719
experiment
体验 [tǐyàn] #3,361
to experience for oneself
检验 [jiǎnyàn] #4,850
to inspect
考验 [kǎoyàn] #3,583
to test
验尸 [yànshī] #4,194
autopsy
验证 [yànzhèng] #8,634
to inspect and verify
测验 [cèyàn] #5,970
test
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 経験 [けいけん] #924
experience
⭐ 試す [ためす] #1,663
to try (out)
⭐ 実験 [じっけん] #2,474
experiment
⭐ 体験 [たいけん] #2,605
(practical) experience
⭐ 試験 [しけん] #3,270
examination
⭐ 受験 [じゅけん] #6,064
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
⭐ 経験値 [けいけんち] #9,535
amount of experience
⭐ 試し [ためし] #12,245
trial
経験を積む [けいけんをつむ] #13,441
to gain experience
⭐ 経験者 [けいけんしゃ] #14,819
experienced person
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