𠯑
guā

block the mouth

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approved by Peter Olson · Dec 18, 2020, 01:08 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Dec 18, 2020, 01:08 PM

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Phonosemantic compound. 氒 represents the sound and 口 represents the meaning.

Components

氒
氒 SoundRemnant component

Depicts an object blocking the mouth.

口
口 Iconic component

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkwat[k]ʷˤat (Shuōwén; no pre-Qín exx.)shut the mouth
Zhengzhangɡroːd

說文解字

《說文》：“，塞口也。从口，氒省聲。，古文从甘。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)