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    Strokes (simplified)
    11 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))

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    Gloss
    (a variant of 最) very most
    Hint
    Old variant of 最. Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 取 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "gather". The meaning later shifted to "accumulate", "many" and "most".
    Original meaning
    gather
    Verified
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    Components
    • + Meaning
    • + Sound
    Sources
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    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 冃 represents the meaning and 取 represents the sound. 冃 is used here since a hat is placed at the highest part of the head. Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 取 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "gather". The meaning later shifted to "accumulate", "many" and "most". Originally written as 㝡. Later extra strokes were added to the 宀 component.
    Original meaning
    gather
    Verified
    No Yes
    Components
    • + Meaning Depicts gathering many things in one building. Originally written as 宀, later extra strokes were added.
    • - Meaning
    Sources
    • + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.617

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    • + Meaning
    • - Meaning

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  • edit character approved 𪠽 — "[mongo:HtdbmH2wcATuixyXg] add component strokes" by Peter Olson
    Strokes (simplified)
    𪠽
    9 strokes

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    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 当 represents the sound.
    Verified
    No Yes
    Components
    • + Meaning
    • + Sound

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    Components
    • + MeaningSimplified Shorthand for the 田 component in the traditional character 當.
    • - Simplified

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:6Cn7JfNCrTMhfaEpN] 广 has more similar meaning" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 厂 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound. Simplified form of 廳. Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound. Simplified form of 廳.
    Components
    • + 广 Meaning
    • - Meaning

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    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound. Simplified form of 廳. Phonosemantic compound. 厂 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound. Simplified form of 廳.
    Components
    • + Meaning
    • - 广 Meaning

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:DcpTaj2kTpD8NrhEX] removed extraneous info" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 厅 represents the sound. Simplified form of 聽. The right side looks like 斤 (axe) but is actually a corruption of 厅. Before 听 was used as a simplified character, it was pronounced yǐn and was an archaic word for "smile". Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 厅 represents the sound. Simplified form of 聽. Before 听 was used as a simplified character, it was pronounced yǐn and was an archaic word for "smile".

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    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 厅 represents the sound. Simplified form of 聽. Before 听 was used as a simplified character, it was pronounced yǐn and was an archaic word for "smile". Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 厅 represents the sound. Simplified form of 聽. The right side looks like 斤 (axe) but is actually a corruption of 厅. Before 听 was used as a simplified character, it was pronounced yǐn and was an archaic word for "smile".

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  • edit character approved 𡈼 — "[mongo:hx8YAhBree62HXPMQ] add gloss" by Peter Olson
    Gloss
    stand upright
    Hint
    Pictograph of a person standing upright on the ground.. Pictograph of a person standing upright on the ground.

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  • edit character approved 𡈼 — "[mongo:FNJKWAkxaSDGKZe33] verify, add source" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Pictograph of a person (亻) standing upright on the ground (土). Pictograph of a person standing upright on the ground..

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    Strokes (simplified)
    15 strokes
    15 strokes

    Source: animcjk dong

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:qELf7FC2HYgqTPvc4] cf. 德" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Virtuous people have a straight (直) heart (心). 直 also represents the sound. Virtuous people have a straight (直) heart (心). 直 also represents the sound. Original form of 德.

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    Historical pronunciations
    • + OC: *tˤək MC: tok

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    Gloss
    ethics virtue
    Hint
    Virtuous people have a straight (直) heart (心). 直 also represents the sound.
    Verified
    No Yes
    Components
    • + SoundMeaning
    • + Meaning
    Strokes (simplified)
    12 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
    • + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:s7HyTwTCrDnTc9i23] change phonetic component" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Old variant of 話. Phonosemantic component. 言 represents the meaning and 昏 represents the sound. Old variant of 話. Phonosemantic component. 言 represents the meaning and 𠯑 represents the sound.
    Components
    • + 𠯑 Sound
    • - Sound

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    Hint
    Depicts an arrow nock. The nock is the part of an arrow that is held against the bowstring before being launched. Depicts an arrow nock.

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  • edit character approved 𠯑 — "[mongo:xBYXzXW8239rYpwLW] remove fake explanation" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • SoundRemnant
      • hint: Depicts an object blocking the mouth. (empty)

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  • edit character approved 𠯑 — "[mongo:HtGzyYHhfkFmv6QMh] verify, add source" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Depicts an object (氏) blocking the mouth (口). Phonosemantic compound. 氒 represents the sound and 口 represents the meaning.
    Verified
    No Yes
    Components
    • + SoundRemnant Depicts an object blocking the mouth.
    • - Iconic

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  • edit character approved 𠯑 — "[mongo:7bnx5dBZzvm5dEiBz] add components" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Depicts an object (氏) blocking the mouth (口).
    Components
    • + Iconic Depicts an object blocking the mouth.
    • + Iconic
    Strokes (simplified)
    𠯑
    7 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Bronze (Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC))
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))

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  • edit character approved 𠯑 — "[mongo:oZ56aok7gY4GGD2Rr] add stroke data" by Peter Olson
    Strokes (simplified)
    𠯑
    7 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Bronze (Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC))
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))

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    Gloss
    old variant of 話|话[huà] talk
    Hint
    Old variant of 話. Phonosemantic component. 言 represents the meaning and 昏 represents the sound.
    Verified
    No Yes
    Components
    • + Meaning
    • + Sound
    Strokes (simplified)
    15 strokes

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:vqXsKvNY4WLtfHy4n] add stroke data" by Peter Olson

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    Gloss
    bottom low
    Hint
    Depicts a hammer hitting an object. Depicts an object hitting the ground.
    Components
    • Iconic
      • hint: Depicts a hammer-like tool. Depicts an object hitting the ground.
    • Iconic
      • hint: Depicts an object. Depicts the ground.
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    Hint
    Depicts catching two (二) fish at once, conveying the meaning "again". The fish component is similar to the bottom half of 冓. Origin unclear. The 二 (two) component hints at the meaning, conveying "second" or "again". The other component seems to represent a fish, similar to 冓, but its purpose is unclear.
    Components
    • Unknown
      • hint: Depicts a fish. Similar to 冓. Purpose unclear. Seems to represent a fish, similar to 冓.
      • type: iconic unknown
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    Hint
    Depicts a hand (攵) beating a cloth with specks of dust (㡀). Depicts a hand (攵) beating a cloth (巾) with specks of dust.
    Components
    • + Iconic
    • + Iconic Depicts specks of dust.
    • - Iconic
    Strokes (simplified)
    11 strokes
    11 strokes

    Source: animcjk dong

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    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 奴 represents the sound.
    Verified
    No Yes
    Components
    • + Sound
    • + Meaning
    Strokes (simplified)
    9 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Bronze (Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC))
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
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    Hint
    Depicts bringing the hands (手) together (合) to hold (拿) something. Originally written as a hand (手) taking an object. Later written as 拏 with the phonetic 奴 component added. Later the 奴 component was corrupted to 合.
    Verified
    No Yes
    Components
      • hint: (empty) Corrupted form of the earlier sound component 奴.
      • type: meaning
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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:58ZcFKC3SrGW2tMqv] copy old pronunciation from 拏" by Peter Olson
    Historical pronunciations
    • + OC: *nˤra MC: nrae

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:SLmyadSLZqiA3LuoE] add trad variant" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Originally written as a hand (手) taking an object. Later written as 拏 with the phonetic 奴 component added. Later the 奴 component was corrupted to 合. Depicts bringing the hands (手) together (合) to hold (拿) something.
    Components
    • + Meaning
    • - Sound
    Strokes (simplified)
    10 strokes
    10 strokes

    Source: animcjk dong

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:PPD6j7fCAGnkdDsAP] uncheck meaning for 制" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • Sound
      • type: sound, meaning sound

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