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Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC 
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC 
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD Regular Modern
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Depicts a person with the head emphasized, conveying the meaning "stand tall".
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ngwot | [ŋ]ˤut | amputate the feet |
說文解字
《說文》：“兀，高而上平也。从一在人上。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)