怱
cōng

hastily

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Original meaning: insightful

Variant of 悤. Depicts a line (匆) piercing a heart (心) (i.e. having an insightful understanding), conveying the meaning "insightful". now written as 聰. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

匆
匆 SoundIconic component

Depicts a line piercing. Represents having an insightful understanding in one's thoughts.

心
心 Iconic component

In ancient China, it was thought that the heart was the center of thought and reasoning.

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰloːŋ
Unicodetsung

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.762林志強《《文源》評注》p.36張世超《金文形義通解》p.2443-2444Ning Yu "Heart and Cognition in Ancient Chinese Philosophy"
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang