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Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC 
Bronze Warring States 475-221 BC 
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC 
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD Regular Modern
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Depicts a group of things (品) in an enclosed area.
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Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | 'uw | qˤ(r)o | (a measure) |
說文解字
《說文》：“區，踦區，藏匿也。从品在匸中。品，眾也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)