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pronoun 'I'

  • edit character approved — "Original meaning " by Prismcool
    Original meaning
    seal up a crack seal up gaps of a boat

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  • edit character approved — "changed origin" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Originally depicted two hands holding an object (灷) to patch up a hole in a boat (舟), representing the meaning "seal a crack". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Originally written as 灷. Depicts two hands holding an object (灷) to patch up a gap in a boat (舟), representing the meaning "seal up gaps of a boat". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Components
    • SoundIconic
      • hint: Depicts two hands patching a hole in a boat. Depicts two hands (廾) holding an object (丨) to patch up a gap in a boat.
      • type: iconic sound, iconic
    Sources

    Changed: hint, components, sources

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  • edit character approved — "Rollback 3BbbdNPzygSpuhemX" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Originally depicted two hands (廾) holding an object (丨) to patch up a hole in a boat (舟), representing the meaning "seal a crack". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Originally depicted two hands holding an object (灷) to patch up a hole in a boat (舟), representing the meaning "seal a crack". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Components
    • + Iconic Depicts two hands patching a hole in a boat.
    • - Iconic
    • - Iconic
    Stroke fragments (simplified)
    • Component 2: 5-7 5-10

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  • edit character approved — "Rollback BCbgT7qd2cm59Ke4v" by Prismcool

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  • edit character approved — "Rollback BCbgT7qd2cm59Ke4v" by inralback19
    Hint
    Originally depicted two hands holding an object (灷) to patch up a hole in a boat (舟), representing the meaning "seal a crack". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Originally depicted two hands (廾) holding an object (丨) to patch up a hole in a boat (舟), representing the meaning "seal a crack". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Components
    • + Iconic Depicts a hole in a boat being plugged up.
    • + Iconic Depicts two hands patching a hole in a boat.
    • - Iconic
    Stroke fragments (simplified)
    • Component 2: 5-10 5-7

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

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  • edit character approved — "Rollback 3BbbdNPzygSpuhemX" by inralback19
    Hint
    Originally depicted two hands (廾) holding an object (丨) to patch up a hole in a boat (舟), representing the meaning "seam; crack". Since cracks in bones were used for fortune-telling in ancient China, the meaning shifted later to "omen; sign" and "sovereign". Originally depicted two hands holding an object (灷) to patch up a hole in a boat (舟), representing the meaning "seal a crack". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Original meaning
    seal up a crack
    Verified
    No Yes
    Components
    • + Iconic Depicts a boat. Modern form looks like unrelated 月.
    • + Iconic Depicts two hands patching a hole in a boat.
    Stroke fragments (simplified)
    • Component 1: 1-4
    • Component 2: 5-10
    • Component 3: 8-10
    Sources

    Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

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  • edit character approved — "Rollback bf5DEnAvu7kYezB4L" by inralback19
    Hint
    Originally depicted two hands holding an object (灷) to patch up a hole in a boat (舟), representing the meaning "seal a crack". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Originally depicted two hands (廾) holding an object (丨) to patch up a hole in a boat (舟), representing the meaning "seam; crack". Since cracks in bones were used for fortune-telling in ancient China, the meaning shifted later to "omen; sign" and "sovereign".
    Components
    • - Iconic
    • - Iconic
    Stroke fragments (simplified)
    • Component 1: 1-4 (removed)
    • Component 2: 5-10 (removed)
    • Component 3: 8-10 (removed)

    Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

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  • edit character approved — "灷" by Hsmq
    Hint
    Originally depicted two hands (廾) holding an object (丨) to patch up a hole in a boat (舟), representing the meaning "seal a crack". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Originally depicted two hands holding an object (灷) to patch up a hole in a boat (舟), representing the meaning "seal a crack". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Components
    • + Iconic Depicts two hands patching a hole in a boat.
    • - Iconic
    • - Iconic
    Stroke fragments (simplified)
    • Component 2: 5-7 5-10

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

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    approved by Prismcool

  • edit character approved — "verify" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Originally written as 灷. Depicts two hands holding an object (灷) to patch up a gap in a boat (舟), representing the meaning "seal up gaps of a boat". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Originally depicted two hands (廾) holding an object (丨) to patch up a hole in a boat (舟), representing the meaning "seal a crack". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Original meaning
    seal up gaps of a boat seal up a crack
    Components
    • + Iconic Depicts a hole in a boat being plugged up.
    • + Iconic Depicts two hands patching a hole in a boat.
    • - SoundIconic
    Strokes (simplified)
    10 strokes
    10 strokes

    Source: animcjk dong

    Sources

    Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

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