approvedby Prismcool · Mar 7, 2024, 05:22 PM· Reviewed by Prismcool on Mar 7, 2024, 05:22 PM
Changed etymology
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Original meaning: scatter
Depicts a hand (寸) scattering crops in a garden (甫). 甫 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "scatter". The meaning later shifted to "announce".
寸 hints at the original meaning of 尃, "scatter",
which is no longer the most common meaning of 尃 in modern Mandarin.
Character Evolution
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