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mò HSK4

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Phonosemantic compound. 黑 represents the sound and 犬 represents the meaning.

Components

黑 Sound component

Change in sound

默 and 黑 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

犬 Meaning component

Dogs are not able to speak.

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《說文》：“默，犬暫逐人也。从犬，黑聲。讀若墨。”