怱
cōng

hastily

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approved by cochleoid · Feb 19, 2025, 05:33 AM · Reviewed by cochleoid on Feb 19, 2025, 05:33 AM

Messed up submitting the last edit. Again, not sure how much should be repeated for each variant of the same character.

Changed fields: hint, originalMeaning, isVerified, components, customSources

Original meaning: insightful

Variant of 悤. A line piercing the heart.

Components

Iconic component

囱 in other variant. The piercing of the heart later meaning "hole" or "opening".

MeaningIconic component
Change in meaning
hints at the original meaning of 怱, "insightful", which is no longer the most common meaning of 怱 in modern Mandarin.

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰloːŋ
Unicodetsung

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇 《說文新證》 p.761-762董蓮池 《說文解字考正》 p.404
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang