漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
析: chop, divide
Also: tear, analyze
JLPT N18 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
木 carries the meaning · 斤 is drawn in
8 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
セキseki · on'yomi · in compounds
- 分析ぶんせきanalysis
- 解析かいせきanalysis; analytical study
- 透析とうせきdialysis
- 人工透析じんこうとうせき(artificial) dialysis
- 精神分析せいしんぶんせきpsychoanalysis
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Ideogrammic compound (會意)木 wood + 斤 axe
To split wood.
Source: Wiktionary, 析 (rev. 92200733), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Wood (木) + axe (斤). To use an "axe" to split "wood" into smaller pieces—the literal act of analyzing something by breaking it down.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xī
Same form: 析 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 析 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 析 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xī 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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