approvedby Prismcool · Nov 1, 2024, 04:13 AM· Reviewed by Prismcool on Nov 1, 2024, 04:13 AM
Description
Changed fields: hint, components
Original meaning: leisure; carefree
Depicts a person (元) hiding in plants (屮). Based on the original meaning "to hide from view", now written as 佚. The meaning later shifted to "fail" and "lose".
Depicts a person hiding. Modern form looks like 大.
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 元 than it was in ancient scripts.
Character Evolution
BronzeEarly Western Zhou~1000 BCBronzeEarly Western Zhou~1000 BCBronzeEarly Western Zhou~1000 BCBronzeEarly Western Zhou~1000 BCBronzeLate Western Zhou~800 BCBronzeLate Western Zhou~800 BCSealWarring States (Chu)475-221 BCSealShuowen~100 ADClericalQin221-206 BCClericalWestern Han202 BC-9 ADClericalWestern Han202 BC-9 ADClericalEastern Han25-220 ADRegularModern
