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length of service

HSK 10 N2
líng
レイ
よわい、とし
Phonosemantic compound. 齒 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (齡)
teeth+ orders =
length of service
Meaning component
teeth
Phonetic component
lìng orders
command, order
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Simplified (龄)
齿 gears+ orders =
age
齿 Meaning component
chǐ gears
teeth
Phonetic component
lìng orders
command, order
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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)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [líng]
age; length of experience, membership etc
Japanese
よわい 同音
noun (one's) age
れい 同音

noun

  1. instar (developmental stage of arthropods)
  2. obsolete age; years
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
とし
Toshi given name
よわい
Yowai surname
れい
Rei surnamegiven name