yá
public office
Phonosemantic compound. 行 represents the meaning and 吾 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical script
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 衙
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
yamen | ||
office | ||
bailiff of feudal yamen | ||
child of an official | ||
yamen |
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