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Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC 
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC 
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC 
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC 
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC 
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC 
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC 
Bronze Warring States 475-221 BC 
Seal Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC 
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC 
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC 
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC 
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC 
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC 
Seal Qin 221-206 BC 
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD 
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD 
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD 
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD Regular Modern
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Original meaning: to use, to control
Depicts a kneeling person (卩) using a pestle (午) to manage affairs, conveying the meaning "to manage" and "to govern". 午 also gives the sound. The 彳 (movement) and 止 (foot) components were later added to indicate movement. In simplified Chinese 御 is also used to mean "to resist", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 禦.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ngjoX | m-[qʰ](r)aʔ | ward off; withstand |
| ngjoH | [ŋ](r)a-s | drive a chariot (loan) |
說文解字
《說文》：“御，使馬也。从彳，从卸。馭，古文御。从又，从馬。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.132-133
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)