Original meaning: captured prisoner of war
Depicts a captive prisoner with their hands tied behind their back. Based on the original meaning "captured prisoner of war". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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| Zhengzhang | sins |
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說文解字
《說文》：“卂，疾飛也。从飛而羽不見。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.825
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)