edit character approved 公 — "note"
edit character approved 公 — "Components"
- Components
- + 八 Iconic Depicts handles of a jar.
- + 口 Iconic Depicts the opening of a jar.
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-2
- Component 2: 3-4
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 公 — "Changed source and wording"
- Hint
- Originally a pictograph of a vessel for holding liquid, now written as 瓮, with the 瓦 (pottery) component added at the bottom. The current meaning "public" is a phonetic loan. → Pictograph of a earthen jar for holding liquid, now written as 瓮. The current meaning "public" is a phonetic loan.
- Original meaning
- earthen jar
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.86-87
- - 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, original meaning, sources
edit character approved 公 — "verify, add source"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a earthen jar for holding liquid, now written as 瓮. The current meaning "public" is a phonetic loan. → Originally a pictograph of a vessel for holding liquid, now written as 瓮, with the 瓦 (pottery) component added at the bottom. The current meaning "public" is a phonetic loan.
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- - 季旭昇《說文新證》p.86-87
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, sources