stern
How it’s built
Phonosemantic compound. 又 represents the meaning and 臣 represents the sound.
(hand); again
official; statesman — The pronunciation of 臤 was similar to 臣 in old Chinese, but they no longer sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes.
Appears in
Characters that use 臤 as a component, most common first.
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