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approved by inralback19 · Dec 11, 2025, 11:50 PM · Reviewed by inralback19 on Feb 10, 2026, 11:01 PM

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Original form of

Components

Sound component
SoundMeaning component

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

說文解字

《說文》:“,雲覆日也。从雲,今聲。侌,古文或省。,亦古文。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica