Depicts a horizontal object stopping a plant from growing.
Character Evolution
Component uses
說文解字
《說文》：“，止也。从，盛而一橫止之也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 李学勤《字源》p.552
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)