这
zhèzhèi HSK1

this

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approved by Peter Olson · Oct 26, 2020, 05:37 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Oct 26, 2020, 05:37 PM

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Original meaning: to meet

Simplified form of 這, which originally meant "to meet" and had a pronunciation corresponding to modern Mandarin yàn. 這 later acquired an unrelated pronunciation and meaning through confusion with another character.

Components

辶
辶 Meaning component
Change in meaning
辶 hints at the original meaning of 这, "to meet", which is no longer the most common meaning of 这 in modern Mandarin.
文
文 SoundSimplified component

Simplified from the 言 component in the traditional character 這, which is based on archaic pronunciation yàn.

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