Read Edit View history Discussion 𠀬 Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Character Evolution Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC Seal Shuowen ~100 AD Seal Shuowen ~100 AD Regular Modern ▼ More ▲ Less 說文解字 《說文》:“,舌皃。从省,象形。,古文,讀若三年導服之導。一曰竹上皮。讀若沾。一曰讀若誓,弼字从此。” Sources Historical images Academia Sinica Etymology Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)