edit character approved 需 — "phonetic loan note"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person standing under the rain (雨), representing the meaning "become wet", now written as 濡. The person component was later replaced with the phonetic component 而. → Pictograph of a person standing under the rain (雨), representing the meaning "become wet", now written as 濡. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. The person component was later replaced with the phonetic component 而.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 需 — "change original meaning"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person standing under the rain (雨), representing the meaning "wait (for rain to stop)", now written as 濡. The person component was later replaced with the phonetic component 而. → Pictograph of a person standing under the rain (雨), representing the meaning "become wet", now written as 濡. The person component was later replaced with the phonetic component 而.
- Original meaning
- wait → become wet
Changed: hint, original meaning
edit character approved 需 — "verify"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person standing under the rain (雨), representing the meaning "become wet", now written as 濡. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. The person component was later replaced with the phonetic component 而. → Pictograph of a person standing under the rain (雨), representing the meaning "wait (for rain to stop)", now written as 濡. The person component was later replaced with the phonetic component 而.
- Original meaning
- become wet → wait
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources