䧹
yīng

eagle

  • edit character approved 䧹 — "Changed origin" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Pictograph of an eagle perched on a branch. Original form of 鷹. → Depicts a bird (隹) with a mark to indicate the location of the chest, now written as 膺. 人 was later added to represent the sound. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Original meaning
    chest; breast
    Components
    • + 人 Sound Modern form looks like 广.
    • + ◎ Iconic Mark to indicate the location of the chest.
    • - 爿 Iconic
    Stroke fragments (simplified)
    䧹
    →
    䧹
    • Component 1: 1-5 → 1-3
    • Component 2: 6-13 → 4-5
    • Component 3: 6-13
    Sources
    • + 陳靖《兩周古文字編注》p.240
    • + 劉志基《中國漢字文物大系》Vol. 4, p.518
    • - 漢語多功能字庫

    Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

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  • edit character approved 䧹 — "verify" by Peter Olson
    Sources
    • + 漢語多功能字庫
    • - 陳靖《兩周古文字編注》p.240
    • - 劉志基《中國漢字文物大系》Vol. 4, p.518

    Changed: gloss, verified, sources

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