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Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC 
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC 
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC 
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD Regular Modern
tweaked design to make it look less squished
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Pictograph of two hands.
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kjowngX | k(r)oŋʔ | join the hands |
說文解字
《說文》：“廾，竦手也。从，從又。，楊雄說廾从兩手。”
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)