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Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD Regular Modern
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Depicts two symmetric figures intertwining with each other.
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | huH | m-qˤaʔ-s | intertwining |
說文解字
《說文》：“，可以收繩也。从竹，象形，中象人手所推握也。互，或省。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.375-376
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)