edit character approved 侯 — "Changed sources"
edit character approved 侯 — "Moved variation explaination to other variant of the character "
- Hint
- Variant of 矦. Pictograph of an arrow (矢) hitting a target. Based on the original meaning "target (archery)". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "marquis", likely because archery was associated with people of high ranking. → Pictograph of an arrow (矢) hitting a target. Based on the original meaning "target (archery)". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "marquis", likely because archery was associated with people of high ranking.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 侯 — "Used wrong character "
- Hint
- Variant of 矦. Pictograph of an arrow (失) hitting a target. Based on the original meaning "target (archery)". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "marquis", likely because archery was associated with people of high ranking. → Variant of 矦. Pictograph of an arrow (矢) hitting a target. Based on the original meaning "target (archery)". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "marquis", likely because archery was associated with people of high ranking.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 侯 — "Edited etymology to better fit that 侯 is a variant of 矦"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 矦 represents the sound. → Variant of 矦. Pictograph of an arrow (失) hitting a target. Based on the original meaning "target (archery)". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "marquis", likely because archery was associated with people of high ranking.
- Original meaning
- target (archery)
- Components
- + ◎ Iconic Depicts a target.
- + 矢 Iconic
- - 亻 Meaning
- - 矦 Sound
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-2 → 1-4
- Component 2: 3-9 → 5-9
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 侯 — "verify, add source"
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- - zi.tools
- - ChinaKnowledge.de
- - 季旭昇《說文新證》p.447
Changed: verified, sources