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    • Iconic
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    • IconicSimplified
      • hint: (empty) Depicts a head on top of a person.
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    • MeaningSimplified
      • hint: Depicts a head on top of a person. (empty)
      • type: iconic, simplified meaning, simplified

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    • Meaning
      • type: iconic meaning

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    Hint
    Origin unclear. Various explanations include (1) depicting three leaves on branches of a tree, a remnant from the top part of 枼 (leaf), which was phonetically similar in Old Chinese, (2) three dots added above the phonetically similar 止, or (3) three copies of 十 (ten), similar to the archaic character 卅 (thirty), depicting a 30-year generation. Origin unclear. Various explanations include (1) depicting three leaves on branches of a tree, a remnant from the top part of 枼 (leaf), which was phonetically similar in Old Chinese, (2) three dots added above the phonetically similar 止 (zhǐ - foot), or (3) three copies of 十 (ten), similar to the archaic character 卅 (thirty), depicting a 30-year generation.

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    Hint
    Depicts three leaves on branches of a tree. Remnant from the top part of 枼. Based on the original meaning "leaf", now written as 葉. The meaning later shifted to "generation", since leaves pile up in hundreds much like a generation. Origin unclear. Various explanations include (1) depicting three leaves on branches of a tree, a remnant from the top part of 枼 (leaf), which was phonetically similar in Old Chinese, (2) three dots added above the phonetically similar 止, or (3) three copies of 十 (ten), similar to the archaic character 卅 (thirty), depicting a 30-year generation.
    Sources
    • 漢語多功能字庫
    • + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.158-159
    • + Wiktionary
    • - 季旭昇《說文新證》p.159
    • - 劉志基《中國漢字文物大系》Vol 3, p.70

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    Hint
    Original form of 貫. Depicts a string being pierced through a shell (貝), similar to 串. Variant of 貫. Depicts a string being pierced through a shell (貝), similar to 串.

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    Variant of 貫. Depicts a string being pierced through a shell (貝), similar to 串. Original form of 貫. Depicts a string being pierced through a shell (貝), similar to 串.

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    • Meaning
      • type: iconic meaning

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    Hint
    Variant of 訴. Phonosemantic compound. 朔 represents the sound and 心 represents the meaning.
    Verified
    No Yes
    Components
    • + Sound
    • + Meaning
    Strokes (simplified)
    14 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
    • + Clerical (Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD))

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    Gloss
    (standard form of 斥) to accuse to scold
    Hint
    Archaic variant of 斥. Composed of 广 (roof) and 屰 (contrary; oppose). Archaic variant of 斥. Phonosemantic compond: 广 represents the meaning and 乇 represents the sound. Originally a variant form of 宅, based on the original meaning "to develop new land". The 乇 component was confused with the visually similar 屰.
    Original meaning
    develop new land
    Verified
    No Yes
    Components
    • + 广 Meaning
    • + Corruption of the original sound component 乇.
    Strokes (simplified)
    9 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Seal (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
    • + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
    Sources
    • + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.724-725

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    Hint
    Depicts a spoon. 匕 as a component can be sometimes used to depict a person. Originally from two different ancient characters, one depicting a spoon and one depicting an upside-down person. 匕 can appear as a component in other characters based on either meaning.
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    Components
    • - Distinguishing

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    Strokes (simplified)
    11 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Seal (Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC))

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    Gloss
    mat underclothing
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    No Yes
    Components
    • + Meaning
    • + SoundIconic Originally a pictograph of clothing around a person.
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    Components
    • SoundIconic
      • hint: (empty) Depicts a foot walking towards a city.
      • type: sound sound, iconic

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    • Iconic
      • hint: (empty) Depicts a foot.

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    Hint
    Depicts a foot (止) going out towards city walls (丁). 丁 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to attack (an enemy)", now written as 征. The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "correct". Pictograph of a foot (止) heading toward a city (丁). Based on the original meaning "journey", now written as 征.
    Original meaning
    to attack (an enemy) journey
    Components
    • Iconic
      • type: sound, iconic iconic
    • Iconic
      • hint: Depicts a foot. (empty)

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    Historical pronunciations
    • + OC: *[ts]ˤot-s MC: tswajH

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