old variant of 詞|词[ci2]

= + : The King of Chu (c) has to listen to a boring lecture by a manager (司) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). The manager just wrote every word (词) of his speech (词) on an advertising column (讠) and is just reading the speech word by word.
word / statement / speech / lyrics / CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4] / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Song4 chao2] / CL:首[shou3]

= + : The King of Chu (c) has to listen to a boring lecture by a manager (司) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). The manager just wrote every word (词) of his speech (词) on an advertising column (讠) and is just reading the speech word by word.

词 character breakdown

surname Si
to take charge of / to manage / department (under a ministry)

= + 𠮛 : Socrates (s) wants to use the plow (㇆) in front of the space station (Ø1), but he doesn't manage (司), even with the magical scroll called manual (𠮛). Suddenly, a manager (mnemonic symbol for 司) floats by and shows him how to manage (司).
"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]

Mnemonic symbol: this character looks like a big "i" (like in information), and I'll represent it by an advertising column. Maud Younger (y) gives a speech (讠) standing on top of an advertising column (讠) in the anthill's kitchen (an2).

Characters with 词 as component

词 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 词

word / CL:個|个[ge4]
word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression
vocabulary / list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) / word
variant of 詞彙|词汇[ci2 hui4]
unspoken dialogue in a play, left for the audience to infer / subtext / (fig.) implicit assertion
commendation speech / eulogy / ode
inscription / dedication
rhetoric / flowery language
wording / way of expressing something / turn of phrase / diction
excuse / pretext
reply / thank-you speech
beautiful wordage / also written 麗辭|丽辞[li4 ci2]

Sentences with 词

词 currently does not appear in any sentence.