Origin

This character combines a person component on the left with a sound hint on the right. The left part, which represents a person or human figure, suggests that this character refers to a type of person—specifically someone of high rank. The right component gives you a rough pronunciation clue rather than adding to the meaning. Together, the character came to mean a marquis or lord, a person of noble rank and authority in ancient Chinese and Japanese society.

AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Phono-semantic (meaning + sound hint).