yè
visit
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 曷 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 謁
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to visit (a superior) | ||
to pay a formal visit | ||
to pay homage at a mausoleum | ||
to visit | ||
to visit (esp. one's superiors) |
Component uses
Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*qat | 'jot | yè | go to visit |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
3389th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 16 |
Simplified | |
Unicode | U+8B01 |
Shuowen | “謁，白也。从言，曷聲。” |
Sources
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