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Simplified form of 開. Pictograph of two hands (廾) opening the bolt (一) on a door (門). The traditional component 門 was removed for simplification.
Components
mén, men door
The traditional component 門 was removed for simplification.
characterless component
Depicts a bolt on a door.
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.836