曷
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  • edit character approved 曷 — "Revised explanation " by Prismcool
    Hint
    Depicts fruit being cut down using a knife (匃). Based on the original meaning "fruit that has been cut down". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Depicts a type of fruit with something cut off from it. The component that depicts the fruit was later reanalyzed as phonetic component 匃. Based on the original meaning "cut fruit". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Original meaning
    fruit that has been cut down → cut fruit
    Components
    • 匃 Sound
      • hint: Depicts a knife. 匃 also represents the sound. → Originally depicted a type of fruit. Later reanalyzed as phonetic component 匃.
      • type: sound, iconic → sound

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  • edit character approved 曷 — "Changed explanation and notes slightly" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Depicts fruit being cut down from a tree. Based on the original meaning "fruit that has been cut down". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Depicts fruit being cut down using a knife (匃). Based on the original meaning "fruit that has been cut down". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Components
    • 匃 SoundIconic
      • hint: Used here to depict a fruit. 匃 also represents the sound. → Depicts a knife. 匃 also represents the sound.

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  • edit character approved 曷 — "匃" by Prismcool
    Components
    • ◎ Iconic
      • hint: Depicts a fruit. → Depicts something that has been cut from the fruit.
    • + 匃 SoundIconic Used here to depict a fruit. 匃 also represents the sound.

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  • edit character approved 曷 — "Added component breakdown " by Prismcool
    Components
    • + ◎ Iconic Depicts a fruit.

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  • edit character approved 曷 — "Wrong original meaning " by Prismcool
    Hint
    Depicts fruit being cut up. Based on the original meaning "to cut fruit". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Depicts fruit being cut down from a tree. Based on the original meaning "fruit that has been cut down". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Original meaning
    to cut fruit → fruit that has been cut down

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  • edit character approved 曷 — "Changed etymology" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 曰 represents the meaning and 匃 represents the sound. → Depicts fruit being cut up. Based on the original meaning "to cut fruit". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Original meaning
    to cut fruit
    Components
    • - 曰 Meaning
    • - 匃 Sound
    Sources

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  • edit character approved 曷 — "verify, add source" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 匃 Sound
      • hint: Originally depicted a type of fruit. Later reanalyzed as phonetic component 匃. → (empty)
    • + 曰 Meaning
    • - ◎ Iconic
    Sources

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