Chinese

乘客

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/
passenger
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 6

Etymology graph

  • inherited
  • borrowed
  • derived
  • parts
  • meaning component
  • sound component
  • related
React Flow

點擊節點放大 · Click a node to zoom in

Origin

No etymology text yet. The graph shows what is known from the sources.

Lineage

  • characterChinese乘 “to ascend; to go up”
  • characterChinese客 “guest; visitor”
    • meaningChinese宀 “a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms”
    • soundChinese各 “each; every (determiner)”
      • ideaChinese夂 “to approach from behind”
      • ideaChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”

Sources