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Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD Regular Modern
Found etymology
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Pictograph of an adult person with a hairpin in their hair, indicating being fully grown up into adulthood. Similar in origin to 每.
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsyhuwng | tʰuŋ | full, fill |
說文解字
《說文》：“充，長也；高也。从儿，育省聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 許進雄《甲骨文字典》p.320
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)