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Changed fields: gloss, isVerified, components, customSources, historicalPronunciations
Simplified form of 調. Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 周 represents the sound.
Components
讠 is a component form of 言.
Change in sound
调 and 周 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar
in older Chinese. Historical Pronunciations