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Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD Regular Modern
Added etymology
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Original meaning: nock of an arrow
Depicts the nock of an arrow. The nock is the part of an arrow that is held against string before being launched. Based on the original meaning "nock of an arrow". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kjuwX | [k]ʷəʔ | a long time |
說文解字
《說文》：“久，以後灸之，象人兩脛後有距也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.480-481
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)