虢
guó

name of ancient feudal State in Shenxi and Hunan

  • edit character approved 虢 — "Rollback 2SexjiaSdyDM4Xi3S" by inralback19
    Hint
    Depicts a hand (爫) and a hand holding a weapon (攴) fighting with a tiger (虎). The component 攴 was later reanalyzed as 寸 (hand). Based on the original meaning "to fight a tiger". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Original meaning
    to fight a tiger
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Components
    • + 爫 Iconic 爫 is a component form of 爪.
    • + 寸 Iconic Originally 攴, which depicts a hand holding a weapon. Later reanalyzed as 寸 (hand).
    • + 虎 Iconic
    Stroke fragments (simplified)
    虢
    →
    虢
    • Component 1: 1-7 → 1-4
    • Component 2: 8-15 → 5-7
    • Component 3: 8-15
    Sources

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  • edit character approved 虢 — "Rollback ZmfgDQNwckEyRoJq9" by inralback19
    Components
    • - 爫 Iconic
    • - 寸 Iconic
    • - 虎 Iconic
    Stroke fragments (simplified)
    虢
    →
    虢
    • Component 1: 1-4 → 1-7
    • Component 2: 5-7 → 8-15
    • Component 3: 8-15 → (removed)

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

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  • edit character approved 虢 — "爫" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Depicts a hand (爪) and a hand holding a weapon (攴) fighting with a tiger (虎). The component 攴 was later reanalyzed as 寸 (hand). Based on the original meaning "to fight a tiger". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Depicts a hand (爫) and a hand holding a weapon (攴) fighting with a tiger (虎). The component 攴 was later reanalyzed as 寸 (hand). Based on the original meaning "to fight a tiger". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Components
    • + 爫 Iconic 爫 is a component form of 爪.
    • - 爪 Iconic

    Changed: hint, components

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  • edit character approved 虢 — "Adjustment " by Prismcool
    Components
    • 爪 Iconic
      • hint: Depicts a hand. → (empty)
    • 寸 Iconic
      • hint: (empty) → Originally 攴, which depicts a hand holding a weapon. Later reanalyzed as 寸 (hand).
    Sources

    Changed: components, sources

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  • edit character approved 虢 — "Added etymology " by Prismcool
    Hint
    Depicts a hand (爫) and a hand holding a weapon (攴) fighting with a tiger (虎). The component 攴 was later reanalyzed as 寸 (hand). Based on the original meaning "to fight a tiger". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Depicts a hand (爪) and a hand holding a weapon (攴) fighting with a tiger (虎). The component 攴 was later reanalyzed as 寸 (hand). Based on the original meaning "to fight a tiger". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Components
    • 寸 Iconic
      • hint: Originally 攴, which depicts a hand holding a weapon. Later reanalyzed as 寸 (hand). → (empty)
    • + 爪 Iconic Depicts a hand.
    • - 爫 Iconic
    Strokes (simplified)
    虢
    15 strokes
    →
    虢
    15 strokes

    Source: animcjk → dong

    Sources

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

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