Chinese Character 倭 - Meaning, History, and Usage #3773696 (License: Personal Use)

This image displays the Chinese character 倭 in a bold, clean serif-style font, emphasizing its structural components: the left radical 亻 (person) and right component 委 (to entrust, bend). Historically, 倭 was an exonym for Japan during ancient and medieval periods, though modern usage avoids it due to pejorative connotations. Today, it appears mainly in historical texts or scholarly discussions of Sino-Japanese relations.

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