灷
zhuàn

seal up gaps of a boat

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approved by Peter Olson · Apr 26, 2021, 06:59 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Apr 26, 2021, 06:59 PM

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Changed fields: gloss, strokeDataSimp, fragmentsSimp, historicalImages

Depicts two hands (廾) holding an object (丨) to patch up a gap in a boat, now written as 朕.

Components

◎
◎ Iconic component
characterless component

Depicts filling material or caulking.

丨
丨 Iconic component
gǔn, shù vertical line

Depicts an object for patching the boat.

廾
廾 Iconic component
gǒng two hands

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Regular Modern

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.685
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica