Chinese

確

què
real; true
  • Phono-semantic compound 形聲
  • HSK 2
  • radical 石
  • 15 strokes
  • 确

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Origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kʰroːwɢ): semantic 石 (“rock”) + phonetic 隺 – rock-solid, as certain as a rock.

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Lineage

  • meaningChinese石 “stone; rock (Classifier: 嚿 c; 塊／块 c)”
  • soundChinese隺 “a bird flying high”

Words built on it: 确

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