山 represents a mountain and 厂 represents a cliff. Both used here to convey the landscape-related meaning. Variant of 岸.
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Meaning (1)
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | ŋaːd |
說文解字
《說文》：“屵，岸高也。从山、厂，厂亦聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.722何琳儀《戰國古文字典：戰國文字聲系》p.978
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- Zhengzhang Shangfang
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)