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fānpānpó HSK6

to take turns

  • edit character approved 番 — "Changed wording a bit" by Prismcool
    Components
    • 釆 SoundIconic
      • hint: Depicts an animal's claw. → Used here to depict an animal's claw.

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 番 — "Removed sound component note" by Prismcool
    Components
    • 釆 SoundIconic
      • isOldPronunciation: true → false

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 番 — "Sound note " by Prismcool
    Components
    • 釆 SoundIconic
      • isOldPronunciation: (empty) → true

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 番 — "Paw" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Depicts an animal's claw (釆) with their pad shown. 釆 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "foot of an animal", now written as 蹯. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Depicts an animal's claw (釆) with their paw shown. 釆 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "animal's paw", now written as 蹯. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Original meaning
    foot of an animal → animal's paw
    Components
    • ◎ Iconic
      • hint: Depicts an animal's pad. Modern form looks like unrelated 田. → Depicts an animal's paw. Modern form looks like unrelated 田.

    Changed: hint, original meaning, components

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  • edit character approved 番 — "Found etymology" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 田 represents the meaning and 釆 represents the sound. Original meaning unclear. → Depicts an animal's claw (釆) with their pad shown. 釆 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "foot of an animal", now written as 蹯. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Original meaning
    foot of an animal
    Components
    • 釆 SoundIconic
      • hint: (empty) → Depicts an animal's claw.
      • type: sound → sound, iconic
    • + ◎ Iconic Depicts an animal's pad. Modern form looks like unrelated 田.
    • - 田 Meaning
    Sources

    Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources

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  • edit character approved 番 — "verify" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 釆 Sound
      • hint: Used here to depict an animal's claw. → (empty)
      • type: sound, iconic → sound
    • + 田 Meaning
    • - ◎ Iconic
    Strokes (simplified)
    番
    12 strokes
    →
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    12 strokes

    Source: animcjk → dong

    Sources

    Changed: verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

    edit character by Peter Olson