舞
wǔ HSK3

dance

  • edit character approved 舞 — "im pretty sure remnant means its a modern remnant" by inralback19
    Components
    • 無 SoundIconicRemnant
      • type: sound, iconic → sound, iconic, remnant

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 舞 — "Added sources" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Originally written as 無, which is a pictograph of a person dancing, with ox tails or bird feathers hanging from his arms, to pray for rain. The 舛 (two feet) component was later added to emphasize the action of dancing after 無 was borrowed for different meanings. → Originally written as 無, which is a pictograph of a person dancing, with ox tails or bird feathers hanging from his arms, to pray for rain. The 舛 (two feet) component was later added to emphasize the action of dancing after 無 was phonetically borrowed for different meanings.
    Sources

    Changed: hint, sources

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  • edit character approved 舞 — "Changed explanation " by Prismcool
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 舛 (two feet) represents the meaning and 無 represents the sound. → Originally written as 無, which is a pictograph of a person dancing, with ox tails or bird feathers hanging from his arms, to pray for rain. The 舛 (two feet) component was later added to emphasize the action of dancing after 無 was borrowed for different meanings.
    Components
    • 舛 Iconic
      • type: meaning → iconic
    • 無 SoundIconic
      • hint: (empty) → Depicts a person dancing with ox tails or bird feathers hanging from his arms.
      • type: sound → sound, iconic

    Changed: hint, components

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  • edit character approved 舞 — "verify, add source" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Originally written as 無, which is a pictograph of a person dancing, with ox tails or bird feathers hanging from his arms, to pray for rain. The 舛 (two feet) component was later added to emphasize the action of dancing after 無 was phonetically borrowed for different meanings. → Phonosemantic compound. 舛 (two feet) represents the meaning and 無 represents the sound.
    Components
    • 舛 Meaning
      • type: iconic → meaning
    • 無 Sound
      • hint: Depicts a person dancing with ox tails or bird feathers hanging from his arms. → (empty)
      • type: sound, iconic, remnant → sound
    Sources

    Changed: hint, verified, components, sources

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