Hint

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 古 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "flesh under the chin of a cow", which later shifted to "beard" (now written as 鬍 in traditional characters). Also used to refer to foreigners from central Asia, who tended to have more beards than Han Chinese people. → Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 古 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "flesh under the chin of a cow", which later shifted to "beard" (now written as 鬍 in traditional characters). Also used pejoratively to refer to foreigners from central Asia, who tended to have more beards than Han Chinese people. This meaning also shifted to "reckless" and "outrageous".

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edit character by Peter Olson Sep 1, 2021, 09:30 PM

Components

• ⺼ Meaning
  • isFromOriginalMeaning: false → true

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edit character by Peter Olson Sep 1, 2021, 09:29 PM

Hint

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 古 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "flesh under the chin of a cow", which later shifted to "beard" (now written as 鬍 in traditional characters). Also used pejoratively to refer to foreigners from central Asia, who tended to have more beards than Han Chinese people. This meaning also shifted to "reckless" and "outrageous". → Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 古 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "flesh under the chin of a cow", which later shifted to "beard" (now written as 鬍 in traditional characters). Also used to refer to foreigners from central Asia, who tended to have more beards than Han Chinese people.

Components

• ⺼ Meaning
  • isFromOriginalMeaning: true → false

Strokes (simplified)

9 strokes

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9 strokes

Source: animcjk → dong

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edit character by Peter Olson Sep 1, 2021, 09:28 PM