approvedby cochleoid · Dec 6, 2025, 10:26 AM· Reviewed by cochleoid on Dec 6, 2025, 10:26 AM
So 𧸇 should have 𧶠 listed as a variant rather than have it clutter the description? I put some additional notes on the component that is reduced making this character look like 賣 when it is used as a component.
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Phonosemantic compound. 𡍬 represents the sound and 貝 represents the meaning.
When 𧸇 was used as a component in other characters, 𡍬 was reduced resulting in 𧶠 and then 賣. This is different than 賣 as a standalone character, which although graphically and semantically similar, has different origins.
Change in sound
𧸇 and 𡍬 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar
in older Chinese.
