xuè
jeer
To use cruel 虐 words 言; 虐 also provides the pronunciation
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 謔
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to banter | ||
joy | ||
banter | ||
playful appellation | ||
to mock and ridicule |
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*ŋ̊(r)awk | xjak | xuè | ridicule, jest (v.) |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
3668th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 16 |
Simplified | |
Unicode | U+8B14 |
Shuowen | “謔，戲也。从言，虐聲。《詩》曰：‘善戲謔兮。’” |
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