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  • edit character approved 𥬔 — "[mongo:XeBFHtKP4Daec6Cwo] added explanation" by Prismcool
    Gloss
    ancient woven bamboo rice-vessel
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 𥫗 represents the meaning and 去 represents the sound.
    Verified
    No Yes
    Components
    • + 𥫗 Meaning
    • + Sound
    Strokes (simplified)
    𥬔
    11 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
    Sources

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  • edit character approved 𠙴 — "[mongo:W8EnH6kjnQZxnv3RN] Verify" by Prismcool

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  • edit character approved 𥬔 — "[mongo:kFjb43P97dSmZmams] I gotcha man, this should be easy" by Prismcool
    Stroke count (simplified)
    11
    Strokes (simplified)
    𥬔
    11 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:GEPFzFquDBMwXWdMy] Verified, based on the Multifunction Chinese Character Database" by 龍龖龘𪚥167

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:ncRX87MfxHkRNWY65] Verified, based on the Multi-Function Chinese Character Database. Additionally, I added the original meaning of 恰, which is also from the aforementioned source." by 龍龖龘𪚥167
    Original meaning
    attentive, diligent attentive, dilligent

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:oD8ofXntpY3JdbDDL] Added components, descriptions for them, and changed the etymology description. Based on the description of 野 on the Multi-Function Chinese Character Database and other Dong Chinese wiki entries." by 龍龖龘𪚥167
    Hint
    Variant of 野. Variant of 野. Depicts an area filled with trees (林) and dirt (土) found on the outskirts of a city. 予 represents the sound.
    Components
    • + Iconic Depicts a forest on the outskirts.
    • + Iconic Depicts dirt found on the outskirts.
    • + Sound
    Strokes (simplified)
    16 strokes
    Sources
    • + https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E9%87%8E

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  • edit character approved 𥬔 — "[mongo:bugTNjZ9T9x2pAp97] Not an edit: Could we get an entry for 𥬔 and 𠙴 please?" by Marcus Ngai
    Stroke count (simplified)
    11
    Strokes (simplified)
    𥬔
    11 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))

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  • edit character approved 𥬔 — "[mongo:g49kWo6LShRCp86wQ] stroke" by Marcus Ngai

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:3sq95zxpzNdTa2XbZ] fixed stroke order to represent the actual simplified character form" by Marcus Ngai
    Strokes (simplified)
    6 strokes

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:m4fnvt5gEPAk7xXda] tweaked 巾 to be more centered and less flat" by Marcus Ngai
    Strokes (simplified)
    8 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Bronze (Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC))
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:MHotKFtL8nvwHNjhB] tweaked design" by Marcus Ngai
    Strokes (simplified)
    6 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))

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  • edit character approved 𣍟 — "[mongo:uFhkE6rj3GMcDFASb] stroke" by Marcus Ngai

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:BDwqitFyadZLhvXGu] stroke" by Marcus Ngai
    Strokes (simplified)
    14 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
    • + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
    • + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:6EMuWjdRQ9meDLdFh] stroke" by Marcus Ngai

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  • edit character approved 𠬞 — "[mongo:eqou3B9k4SNcxJZCk] stroke" by Marcus Ngai

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:DHp6By82hhfsbRkpe] correction" by Marcus Ngai
    Strokes (simplified)
    11 strokes

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:Co42NrKbFLY8Fjwi7] stroke" by Marcus Ngai
    Strokes (simplified)
    11 strokes
    11 strokes

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:hG7v9J2P7qoygswe6] stroke" by Marcus Ngai

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  • edit character approved 𫲸 — "[mongo:mTivGa8RkLuXWXqBD] stroke" by Marcus Ngai

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:kDTsyrDXgfxJmsLb7] stroke" by Marcus Ngai

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:zp38DgPgk7vWjxEac] Tweaked stroke order to make the horizontal lines less thick and more natural." by Marcus Ngai
    Strokes (simplified)
    4 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
    • + Bronze (Early Warring States (~400 BC))
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
    • + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:2ps7bibTZXhpMuJiJ] retrying" by Marcus Ngai
    Strokes (simplified)
    16 strokes

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:YoagLKzgoHpsZjFR4] fixed strange grammar" by Marcus Ngai
    Hint
    Variant of 野. Depicts an area, filled with trees (林) and dirt (土), that's found on the outskirts of a city. Variant of 野. Depicts an area filled with trees (林) and dirt (土) found on the outskirts of a city.

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:cbcF3z4EXs5Dy6yDQ] stroke" by Marcus Ngai
    Strokes (simplified)
    16 strokes

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:SB7RLQFGQTJ93WAFE] Verify" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Pictograph of a small child with hair on its head.
    Verified
    No Yes
    Components
    • + Iconic Depicts hair.
    • + Iconic
    Strokes (simplified)
    6 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
    • + Bronze (Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC))
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
    • + Clerical (Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD))
    Sources

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:JPjaurWsZEvXTawcr] Added origin" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Variant of 野. Variant of 野. Depicts an area, filled with trees (林) and dirt (土), that's found on the outskirts of a city.
    Components
    • + Iconic
    • + Iconic
    Strokes (simplified)
    11 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
    • + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
    • + Seal (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
    • + Clerical (Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD))
    Sources
    • + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.914

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:oMmusLt43ZNuDBrmk] stroke" by Marcus Ngai

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:FWYDMWdYGxFtdtD5K] added stroke order (Someone please make an explanation for 野!))" by Marcus Ngai
    Strokes (simplified)
    11 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
    • + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
    • + Seal (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
    • + Clerical (Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD))

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:QwxApxMmsoLDuEoHo] tweaked design" by Marcus Ngai
    Strokes (simplified)
    10 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Bronze (Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC))
    • + Seal (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
    • + Clerical (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))

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  • updated article approved List of Iconic Characters — "use blank instead of mislabeled image" by Peter Olson

    List of Iconic Characters

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       ### [[火|火]] huo3 fire  :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%81%AB_0.png" type=Oracle era="(~1250-1000 BC)")- :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%81%AB_2.png" type=Oracle era="(~1250-1000 BC)")+ :blank()  :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%81%AB_4.png" type=Seal era="Shuowen (~100 AD)")  :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%81%AB_8.png" type=Clerical era="Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)")

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:afgptu5qykvHEEeNv] changed design to match font" by Marcus Ngai
    Strokes (simplified)
    8 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))

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  • updated article approved List of Iconic Characters — "more nature" by Peter Olson

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      ## Nature  - :grid(headers=[Oracle, Bronze, Seal, Clerical, Traditional, Simplified] shortHeaders=[Oracle, Bronze, Seal, "Cleric.", "Trad.", "Simp."]){+ :grid(headers=[Oracle, Bronze, Seal, Clerical, Traditional] shortHeaders=[Oracle, Bronze, Seal, "Cleric.", "Trad."]){     ### [[日|日]] ri4 sun  :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%9B%A8_13.png" type=Clerical era="Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)")  :char(c=雨)+ +  ### [[山|山]] shan1 mountain+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%B1%B1_0.png" type=Oracle era="(~1250-1000 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%B1%B1_3.png" type=Bronze era="Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%B1%B1_8.png" type=Seal era="Shuowen (~100 AD)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%B1%B1_15.png" type=Clerical era="Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)")+ :char(c=山)+ +  ### [[水|水]] shui3 water+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%B0%B4_0.png" type=Oracle era="(~1250-1000 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%B0%B4_3.png" type=Bronze era="Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%B0%B4_7.png" type=Seal era="Shuowen (~100 AD)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%B0%B4_13.png" type=Clerical era="Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)")+ :char(c=水)+ +  ### [[火|火]] huo3 fire+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%81%AB_0.png" type=Oracle era="(~1250-1000 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%81%AB_2.png" type=Oracle era="(~1250-1000 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%81%AB_4.png" type=Seal era="Shuowen (~100 AD)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%81%AB_8.png" type=Clerical era="Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)")+ :char(c=火)    }

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          }+ + ## Nature+ + :grid(headers=[Oracle, Bronze, Seal, Clerical, Traditional, Simplified] shortHeaders=[Oracle, Bronze, Seal, "Cleric.", "Trad.", "Simp."]){+ +  ### [[日|日]] ri4 sun+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%97%A5_3.png" type=Oracle era="(~1250-1000 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%97%A5_8.png" type=Bronze era="Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%97%A5_13.png" type=Seal era="Shuowen (~100 AD)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%97%A5_17.png" type=Clerical era="Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)")+ :char(c=日)+ +  ### [[月|月]] yue4 moon+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%9C%88_0.png" type=Oracle era="(~1250-1000 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%9C%88_2.png" type=Bronze era="Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%9C%88_11.png" type=Seal era="Shuowen (~100 AD)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E6%9C%88_14.png" type=Clerical era="Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)")+ :char(c=月)+ +  ### [[雨|雨]] yu3 rain+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%9B%A8_3.png" type=Oracle era="(~1250-1000 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%9B%A8_4.png" type=Bronze era="Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%9B%A8_10.png" type=Seal era="Shuowen (~100 AD)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%9B%A8_13.png" type=Clerical era="Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)")+ :char(c=雨)+ + }

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  • updated article approved List of Iconic Characters — "add turtle" by Peter Olson

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      :char(c=鳥)  :char(c=鸟)+ +  ### [[龟|龜]] gui1 turtle+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%BE%9C_1.png" type=Oracle era="(~1250-1000 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%BE%9C_2.png" type=Bronze era="Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%BE%9C_5.png" type=Seal era="Shuowen (~100 AD)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%BE%9C_9.png" type=Clerical era="Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)")+ :char(c=龜)+ :char(c=龟)      }

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      :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%B3%A5_8.png" type=Bronze era="Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)")  :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%B3%A5_11.png" type=Seal era="Shuowen (~100 AD)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%B3%A5_12.png" type=Clerical era="Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)")  :char(c=鳥)  :char(c=鸟)

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      :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%8A%AC_6.png" type=Seal era="Shuowen (~100 AD)")  :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%8A%AC_12.png" type=Clerical era="Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)")+ :char(c=犬)+ +  ### [[鸟|鳥]] niao3 bird+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%B3%A5_0.png" type=Oracle era="(~1250-1000 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%B3%A5_8.png" type=Bronze era="Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%B3%A5_11.png" type=Seal era="Shuowen (~100 AD)")+ :char(c=鳥)+ :char(c=鸟)+     }

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      :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E8%99%8E_16.png" type=Clerical era="Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)")  :char(c=虎)+ +  ### [[犬|犬]] quan3 dog+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%8A%AC_2.png" type=Oracle era="(~1250-1000 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%8A%AC_4.png" type=Bronze era="Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%8A%AC_6.png" type=Seal era="Shuowen (~100 AD)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E7%8A%AC_12.png" type=Clerical era="Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)")    }

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  • created article approved List of Iconic Characters — "create iconic characters list" by Peter Olson

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    + ## Animals+ +   :grid(headers=[Oracle, Bronze, Seal, Clerical, Traditional, Simplified] shortHeaders=[Oracle, Bronze, Seal, "Cleric.", "Trad.", "Simp."]){+ + ### [[马|馬]] ma3 horse+   :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%A6%AC_1.png" type=Oracle era="(~1250-1000 BC)")+   :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%A6%AC_5.png" type=Bronze era="Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)")+   :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%A6%AC_15.png" type=Seal era="Shuowen (~100 AD)")+   :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%A6%AC_23.png" type=Clerical era="Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)")+   :char(c=馬 pinyin="ma3" gloss=horse)+   :char(c=马 pinyin="ma3" gloss=horse)+ +  ### [[象|象]] xiang4 elephant+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E8%B1%A1_1.png" type=Oracle era="(~1250-1000 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E8%B1%A1_3.png" type=Bronze era="Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E8%B1%A1_6.png" type=Seal era="Shuowen (~100 AD)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E8%B1%A1_7.png" type=Clerical era="Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)")+ :char(c=象)  +  ### [[虎|虎]] hu3 tiger+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E8%99%8E_0.png" type=Oracle era="(~1250-1000 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E8%99%8E_5.png" type=Bronze era="Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E8%99%8E_13.png" type=Seal era="Shuowen (~100 AD)")+ :image(url="https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E8%99%8E_16.png" type=Clerical era="Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)")+ :char(c=虎)+   }

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:FAY83MJwHuXXSMsxZ] tweaked grammar" by Marcus Ngai
    Hint
    Depicts the season when the sun (日) comes out and plants (艹, 屯) are growing. 屯 also represents the sound. Depicts the season when the sun (日) comes out and plants (艹, 屯) grow. 屯 also represents the sound.

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:43yqPGkEPa87kfMjt] zitools" by Prismcool
    Hint
    A TCM disease (疒) of reversed (屰) qi (欠). Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 欮 represents the sound.
    Components
    • + SoundMeaning
    • - Meaning
    • - Meaning
    Strokes (simplified)
    15 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Bronze (Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC))
    • + Seal (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
    • + Clerical (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
    Sources
    • + 李学勤《字源》p.673
    • + zi.tools

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:FKminyDnLqgueeDFC] source" by Prismcool
    Sources
    • + 鍾林《金文解析大字典》p.1099
    • + 李学勤《字源》p.673

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:GviwfPpfeDT3ju4rr] changed wording" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Depicts difficulties exhaling (欠) when a person is upside-down (屰). Original form of 瘚. Depicts difficulties exhaling (欠) when a person is upside-down (矢). 矢 here is turned upside-down. Later, the 矢 component was reanalyzed as 屰, depicting an upside-down person. Original form of 瘚.
    Components
    • Iconic
      • hint: (empty) Originally 矢 turned upside-down, used here to imply inversion. Later reanalyzed as 屰, which also works as an iconic component.
      • type: meaning iconic
    • Iconic
      • type: meaning iconic

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  • edit character approved — "[mongo:S3m44jRWmZzabdYyY] mouth" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Pictograph of a person (人) opening their mouth to yawn. Pictograph of a person (人) with their mouth open. The meaning later shifted to "yawn" and "deficient".

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    Components
    • + Iconic Depicts garbage or feces.
    • - Iconic

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    Components
    • + Iconic Depicts garbage or feces.
    • - Iconic

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    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 日 and 艹 represent the meaning and 屯 represents the sound. Depicts the season when the sun (日) comes out and plants (艹, 屯) are growing. 屯 also represents the sound.
    Components
    • Iconic
      • type: meaning iconic
    • SoundIconic
      • hint: (empty) Depicts a recently germinated plant.
      • type: sound sound, iconic
    • Iconic
      • type: meaning iconic
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    Gloss
    table (3p possessive)
    Hint
    Depicts a table. Shorthand form of 其. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Sources
    • + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.377

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    Strokes (simplified)
    10 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
    • + Seal (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
    • + Clerical (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))

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    Strokes (simplified)
    13 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
    • + Clerical (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))

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    Hint
    Original form of 前. Depicts feet (止) being washed in a basin (凡). The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Depicts feet (止) being washed in a basin (凡). Based on the original meaning "washing feet", now written as 湔. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Sources
    • + 徐超《古漢字通解500例》p.141

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