edit character approved 平 — "Changed wording a little"
- Hint
- Depicts using a stick or a staff (丂) to strike something. Based on the original meaning "to strike", now written as 抨. The meaning later shifted to "level", "even", and "flat". → Depicts using a staff (丂) for striking. Based on the original meaning "to strike", now written as 抨. The meaning later shifted to "level", "even", and "flat".
- Components
- 丂 Iconic
- hint: Depicts a stick or a staff. → Depicts a staff.
- 丂 Iconic
- Sources
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 平 — "Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Possibly depicts voice coming out smoothly with the top stroke representing the stability of the voice. → Depicts using a stick or a staff (丂) to strike something. Based on the original meaning "to strike", now written as 抨. The meaning later shifted to "level", "even", and "flat".
- Original meaning
- to strike
- Components
- + ◎ Iconic Depicts the moving motion of striking.
- + 丂 Iconic Depicts a stick or a staff.
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-3
- Component 2: 4-5
- Sources
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 平 — "Slight wording change"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Possibly depicts the sound and breathe coming out smoothly with the top stroke resembling the stability of the breathe. → Origin unclear. Possibly depicts voice coming out smoothly with the top stroke representing the stability of the voice.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 平 — "Changed etymology "
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Possibly depicts a mouth breathing out flat air. → Origin unclear. Possibly depicts the sound and breathe coming out smoothly with the top stroke resembling the stability of the breathe.
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 平 — "Typo"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Possibly depicts of a mouth breathing out flat air. → Origin unclear. Possibly depicts a mouth breathing out flat air.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 平 — "Added theory "
- Hint
- Origin unclear. → Origin unclear. Possibly depicts of a mouth breathing out flat air.
- Sources
- + zi.tools
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 平 — "verify"