fāngFāng HSK1

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  • edit character approved — "add components" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Pictograph of the cutting edge (一) of a knife blade (刀). Similar in origin to 亡. Based on the original meaning "cutting edge". The meaning later expanded to "perimeter", "area", and "square". Depicts the cutting edge (一) of a knife blade (刀). Similar in origin to 亡. Based on the original meaning "cutting edge". The meaning later expanded to "perimeter", "area", and "square".
    Components
    • + Iconic
    • + Iconic Depicts the cutting edge of a knife.
    Stroke fragments (simplified)
    • Component 1: 1,3-4
    • Component 2: 2

    Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

    edit character by Peter Olson

  • edit character approved — "verify, add sources" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Depicts the cutting edge (一) of a knife blade (刀). Similar in origin to 亡. Based on the original meaning "cutting edge". The meaning later expanded to "perimeter", "area", and "square". Pictograph of the cutting edge (一) of a knife blade (刀). Similar in origin to 亡. Based on the original meaning "cutting edge". The meaning later expanded to "perimeter", "area", and "square".

    Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, verified, sources

    edit character by Peter Olson