Hint

Depicts a person (人) leading an ox (牛) by the nose (自). The 人 and 自 components were later corrupted into phonetic 玄. → Depicts a person (人) leading an ox (牛) by the nose (自). 人 was later reanalyzed as 大.

Components

• 大 Iconic
  • hint: (empty) → Depicts a person. Later reanalyzed as 大.
  • type: simplified → iconic
• + 自 Iconic
• - 人 Iconic

Sources

• + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.93-94
• + 林志強《《文源》評注》p.312
• - 漢語多功能字庫

Changed: hint, components, sources

edit character by Prismcool Dec 26, 2025, 01:30 AM

Hint

Depicts a person (人) leading an ox (牛) by the nose (自). 人 was later reanalyzed as 大. → Depicts a person (人) leading an ox (牛) by the nose (自). The 人 and 自 components were later corrupted into phonetic 玄.

Components

• 大 Simplified
  • hint: Depicts a person. Later reanalyzed as 大. → (empty)
  • type: iconic → simplified
• + 人 Iconic
• - 自 Iconic

Sources

• + 漢語多功能字庫
• - 季旭昇《說文新證》p.93-94
• - 林志強《《文源》評注》p.312

Changed: hint, verified, components, sources

edit character by inralback19 Dec 25, 2025, 02:46 PM

approved by Prismcool Dec 26, 2025, 01:28 AM