Variant of 上. Originally a small line or dot above a longer line, indicating "up". The vertical line was added to distinguish the character from 二 (two). Opposite of 下.
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Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | djaŋʔ |
| djaŋs |
說文解字
《說文》：“丄，高也。此古文上，指事也。上，篆文丄。”
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)