详

詳

xiáng

羊 + 讠

Definitions

xiáng (adjective) detailed; comprehensive

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 羊 represents the sound. Simplified form of 詳.

Semantic: 讠 Phonetic: 羊

About

详 is a phono-semantic compound, a simplified version of the traditional character 詳. In the simplified form, the radical 讠 (the abbreviated form of 言, 'speech') on the left indicates the meaning relates to language, speaking, or communication. The right-hand component 羊 (yáng, 'sheep') functions purely as a phonetic marker, giving the character its pronunciation. The combination originally signified speaking in a detailed, exhaustive manner, covering all aspects. From this verbal sense, 详 broadened to describe anything that is comprehensive, thorough, or minutely examined, be it a spoken report, a written account, or careful planning.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

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他详细说明了情况。

Tā xiángxì shuōmíngle qíngkuàng.

He explained the situation in detail.

详情请参阅手册。

Xiángqíng qǐng cānyuè shǒucè.

For details, please refer to the manual.

报告内容十分详尽。

Bàogào nèiróng shífēn xiángjìn.

The report content is very thorough.

数据必须详实可靠。

Shùjù bìxū xiángshí kěkào.

The data must be detailed and reliable.

他将详述事件经过。

Tā jiāng xiángshù shìjiàn jīngguò.

He will describe the incident in detail.

我们改天再详谈吧。

Wǒmen gǎitiān zài xiángtán ba.

Let's discuss in detail another day.

为了确保理解，老师详细地讲解了每一个步骤。

Wèile quèbǎo lǐjiě, lǎoshī xiángxì de jiǎngjiěle měi yīgè bùzhòu.

To ensure understanding, the teacher explained every step in detail.

在提交方案之前，我们需要对市场进行详尽的分析。

Zài tíjiāo fāng'àn zhīqián, wǒmen xūyào duì shìchǎng jìnxíng xiángjìn de fēnxī.

Before submitting the proposal, we need to conduct a thorough analysis of the market.

Related Characters

Component: 羊

Component: 讠

详