edit character rejected 因 — "Fixed ethymology according to Shuowen."
- Hint
- Pictograph of clothing surrounding (囗) a person (大), now written as 裀. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Originally depicted a person (大) lying on a mattress or straw mat (囗), now written as 裀 or 茵. The current meaning of 'cause/reason' is a metaphorical extension of 'that upon which one relies'.
- Original meaning
- underclothing → To approach / to rely upon.
- Components
- 囗 Iconic
- hint: Depicts clothing surrounding a person. → Depicts a matress/straw mat.
- 囗 Iconic
Changed: hint, original meaning, components
Reviewer: "因 did not arouse from a semantic expansion. The current usage of the graph is a phonetic loan. As for the graphical explanation, it indeed does also depict a person (大) on a mat (囗) but you need to find a recent source that can prove this explanation."
edit character approved 因 — "oir"
edit character approved 因 — "Changed 人 component to 大 in description"
- Hint
- Pictograph of clothing surrounding (囗) a person (人), now written as 裀. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Pictograph of clothing surrounding (囗) a person (大), now written as 裀. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 因 — "verify, add sources"