壄
yě HSK6

open country

Variant of 野. Depicts an area filled with trees (林) and dirt (土) found on the outskirts of a city. 予 represents the sound.

Components

林
林 Iconic component
lín forest

Depicts a forest on the outskirts.

土
土 Iconic component
tǔ earth

Depicts dirt found on the outskirts.

予
予 Sound component
yǔ give
Change in sound

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhanglaːʔ

Sources

Character origin
https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E9%87%8E
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang