Hint

Depicts the sun (日) rising above the horizon (一) at dawn. In Oracle script the bottom component was the phonetic 丁, which was later reanalyzed as the earth or a horizon. → Depicts the sun (日) rising above the horizon (一) at dawn. In the oracle bone script the bottom component was the phonetic 丁, which was later reanalyzed as the earth or a horizon.

Changed: hint

edit character by inralback19 Jan 2, 2026, 03:28 PM

approved by Prismcool Jan 4, 2026, 05:12 AM

Hint

Depicts the sun (日) rising above the horizon (一). → Depicts the sun (日) rising above the horizon (一) at dawn. In Oracle script the bottom component was the phonetic 丁, which was later reanalyzed as the earth or a horizon.

Components

• + 一 Iconic Depicts the horizon.
• - ◎ Iconic

Sources

• + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.539

Changed: hint, components, sources

edit character by Peter Olson Oct 6, 2020, 04:00 PM

Hint

Depicts the sun (日) rising above the horizon (一) at dawn. In the oracle bone script the bottom component was the phonetic 丁, which was later reanalyzed as the earth or a horizon. → Depicts the sun (日) rising above the horizon (一).

Changed: hint, verified

edit character by Peter Olson Oct 6, 2020, 08:55 AM