The story of 次

next, secondary

次 depicts a sneezing man. When someone sneezes, his health condition is inferior(second to normal). In the past, 次 meant sneeze, but such meaning was then replaced by 嚏, so even now, both 次 and 嚏 have the same pronunciation.

Vocabulary of 次

  • 次要 (not the most important)
  • 次等 (inferior)

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