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Originally a variant form of 烏, which is a pictograph of a crow. The current use as a function word is a phonetic loan.
Character Evolution
BronzeEarly Western Zhou~1000 BCBronzeLate Western Zhou~800 BCBronzeMid Spring and Autumn~600 BCBronzeLate Spring and Autumn~500 BCBronzeMid Warring States~300 BCSealWarring States (Chu)475-221 BCSealWarring States (Chu)475-221 BCSealWarring States (Chu)475-221 BCSealWarring States (Chu)475-221 BCSealWarring States (Chu)475-221 BCSealShuowen~100 ADSealShuowen~100 ADSealShuowen~100 ADClericalQin221-206 BCRegularModern
