Chinese
系統
/ɕi⁵¹ tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
system
- TOCFL 5
- 系统
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- characterChinese系 “department; faculty”
- simplified fromChinese係 “to relate; to bear on”
- meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
- simplified fromChinese繫 “to tie, to fasten, to button up”
- soundChinese毄 “to hit against; to collide with; to strike”
- ideaChinese軎 “axle tip”
- ideaChinese殳 “shu (an ancient Chinese weapon)”
- ideaChinese𠘧 “used in 𠘧𠘧; refers to the wings of a bird in flight (according to the Shuowen Jiezi)”
- ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
- soundChinese毄 “to hit against; to collide with; to strike”
- ideaChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 雙／双 m mn; 對／对 c)”
- ideaChinese糸 “thin silk”
- simplified fromChinese係 “to relate; to bear on”
- characterChinese統 “interconnected and continuous relationship”
- soundChinese充 “to fill”
- ideaChinese𠫓 “a newborn”
- ideaChinese儿 “standing person”
- soundChinese充 “to fill”
Sources
- HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
- 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
- Written form — n/a
- Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0