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flag used as a shop sign

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Simplified form of 簾. Depicts a type of cloth (巾) that is used for hanging on an opening (穴).

Components

穴
穴 Meaning component
xué, jué cave

Alludes to a tavern or a shop.

巾
巾 Meaning component
jīn cloth

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsɡrɯn
rem

Sources

Character origin
魏励《东方汉字辨析手册》p.229
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang