肖
likeness
Kanji 1391
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Learn to talk about painted portraits, as well as abstract ones (e.g., a portrait of age 17). Find out how the idea of being inferior to one’s parents spawned a word with many meanings, including a humble first-person pronoun. See how luck is considered contagious, and learn how a verb expressing this can also mean “to follow someone’s example” and “to be named after.”
Revision history:
Nov. 26, 2024: p. 6: Slightly changed the def. of 掌編, which led me to shorten the quiz answer text, which led me to move text from p. 7 to p. 6.
Nov. 17, 2023: p. 1, Character Profile: The kanji is part of an on-echo series, which I've now listed.
Feb. 13, 2022:
- p. 2, Etymology Box: Updated the Henshall etymology and Sears link.
- p. 11: Added a link to the Kanshudo games.
June 9, 2017: Originally published.
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