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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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    Hint
    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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    Components
    • Meaning
      • type: iconic meaning

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    Hint
    Variant of 訴. Phonosemantic compound. 朔 represents the sound and 心 represents the meaning.
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    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
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    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))
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    • + 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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    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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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:sCZ9eLrufTZv2Rz6h] foot note" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 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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    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
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    No Yes
    Components
    • + Meaning
    • + Sound
    Sources
    • + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.617

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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.
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    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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