漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
姿: figure, form
Also: shape
JLPT N19 strokesGrade 6Your ink: 白 Not met
女 carries the meaning · 次 gives the sound
9 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
シshi · on'yomi · in compounds
- 姿勢しせいattitude, posture
- 姿態したいfigure, form, style
- 容姿ようしappearance, figure
- 雄姿ゆうしgallant figure
すがたsugata · kun'yomi · on its own
- 姿すがたfigure, shape, appearance
- 姿見すがたみfull-length mirror
- 後ろ姿うしろすがたback view
Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Phono-semantic compound (形聲)次 (sound) + 女 woman (meaning)
Source: Wiktionary, 姿 (rev. 93447860), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Grace and strength! This is the radical of the feminine, representing mothers, daughters, and the many roles women have played throughout history.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side姿 figure · 女
vs茨 briar · 艹In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · zī
Same form: 姿 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 姿 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 姿 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin zī most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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