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  • edit character approved — "Remnant " by Prismcool
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 射 represents the sound. Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and a remnant of 射 represents the sound.

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  • edit character approved — "Changed explanation, I think this makes more sense based on the strong compatibility between the phonetics 射 and 睪" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Derived from two separate origins: the oracle bone 𬙜/𬐇, depicting shooting an arrow (矢) into the eye (目), and later bronze script 𥇡, also formed from eye (目), but with shackles (㚔), signifying looking to catch criminals. Often confused with 睾. Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 射 represents the sound.
    Original meaning
    shooting arrow at eye; looking to catch criminals (empty)
    Components
    • Iconic
      • hint: This was perhaps mistakenly written like 日 resulting in 𬐇. Depicts an eye spying.
    • + SoundRemnant Modern form looks like 幸. Originally the 矢 in 射.
    • - Iconic
    Sources

    Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources

    edit character by Prismcool

  • edit character approved — "Trying again, forgot to hit 'ADD' maybe?" by cochleoid
    Sources

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  • edit character approved — "Making Zi.tools a link to a relevant character." by cochleoid
    Sources

    Changed: sources

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  • edit character approved — "Wording was too certain." by cochleoid
    Components
    • Iconic
      • hint: This was sometimes mistakenly written like 日 resulting in 𬐇. This was perhaps mistakenly written like 日 resulting in 𬐇.

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved — "Added the part about 𬐇, described in 漢語多功能字庫, but also corroborated by Zi.tools." by cochleoid
    Hint
    Derived from two separate origins: the oracle bone 𬙜, depicting shooting an arrow (矢) into the eye (目), and later bronze script 𥇡, also formed from eye (目), but with shackles (㚔), signifying looking to catch criminals. Often confused with 睾. Derived from two separate origins: the oracle bone 𬙜/𬐇, depicting shooting an arrow (矢) into the eye (目), and later bronze script 𥇡, also formed from eye (目), but with shackles (㚔), signifying looking to catch criminals. Often confused with 睾.
    Components
    • Iconic
      • hint: (empty) This was sometimes mistakenly written like 日 resulting in 𬐇.
    Sources

    Changed: hint, components, sources

    edit character by cochleoid

  • edit character approved — "Swapping a full-width comma for a half-width comma." by cochleoid
    Hint
    Derived from two separate origins: the oracle bone 𬙜, depicting shooting an arrow (矢) into the eye (目), and later bronze script 𥇡, also formed from eye (目), but with shackles (㚔), signifying looking to catch criminals. Often confused with 睾. Derived from two separate origins: the oracle bone 𬙜, depicting shooting an arrow (矢) into the eye (目), and later bronze script 𥇡, also formed from eye (目), but with shackles (㚔), signifying looking to catch criminals. Often confused with 睾.

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved — "So far, this is all from 漢語多功能字庫, which was already cited. I haven't checked other sources. Not sure what to do about it having two origins and original meanings." by cochleoid
    Hint
    Depicts shooting an arrow (矢) into the eye (目). Derived from two separate origins: the oracle bone 𬙜, depicting shooting an arrow (矢) into the eye (目), and later bronze script 𥇡, also formed from eye (目), but with shackles (㚔), signifying looking to catch criminals. Often confused with 睾.
    Original meaning
    shooting arrow at eye; looking to catch criminals
    Components
    • Iconic
      • hint: Modern form looks like 幸. Modern form looks like 幸. Originally was 矢 or 㚔 in each of the origin characters.

    Changed: hint, original meaning, components

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  • edit character approved — "add old sound" by Peter Olson
    Historical pronunciations
    • + OC: *laːɡ MC: jiᴇk̚

    Changed: pronunciations

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  • edit character approved — "verify" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and a remnant of 射 represents the sound. Depicts shooting an arrow (矢) into the eye (目).
    Components
    • Iconic
      • hint: Depicts an eye spying. (empty)
    • + Iconic Modern form looks like 幸.
    • - SoundRemnant
    Sources

    Changed: hint, verified, components, sources

    edit character by Peter Olson