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/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
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  • Phono-semantic compound 形聲
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 3
  • radical 車
  • 13 strokes
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Origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kreːwɢs, *kreːwɢ): semantic 車 (“vehicle”) + phonetic 交 (OC *kreːw).

The original phonetic component was 爻 (OC *ɢraːw), later corrupted to 交 (OC *kreːw)

From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lineage

  • meaningChinese車 “land vehicle; (specifically) car (Classifier: 輛／辆 m; 部 m c; 臺／台 m mn; 架 c; 頂／顶 mn; 張／张 mn-t; 乘 m)”
  • soundChinese交 “to intersect; to cross”

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