牽
qiān HSK6

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  • edit character approved 牽 — "Changed explanation and added sources" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Origin unclear → Depicts a person (人) leading an ox (牛) by the nose (自). The 人 and 自 components were later corrupted into phonetic 玄.
    Components
    • 玄 Sound
      • type: unknown → sound
    • 牛 Iconic
      • type: unknown → iconic
    • + 自 Iconic Depicts a nose.
    • - 冖 Unknown
    Sources
    • + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.93-94
    • + 林志強《《文源》評注》p.312

    Changed: hint, components, sources

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  • edit character rejected 牽 — "I don't know what the etymology is" by inralback19
    Hint
    A person pulling 冖 an ox 牛 by a rope 玄 → Origin unclear
    Components
    • 玄 Unknown
      • hint: Depicts a rope. → (empty)
      • type: sound, iconic → unknown
    • 冖 Unknown
      • type: iconic → unknown
    • 牛 Unknown
      • hint: Depicts an ox. → (empty)
      • type: iconic → unknown

    Changed: hint, components

    edit character by inralback19

    rejected by Prismcool

    Reviewer: "If you don't know the etymology, then it's quite unnecessary to creat an edit."

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  • edit character approved 牽 — "Verify, Edit Component" by Hsmq
    Components
    • 玄 SoundIconic
      • hint: (empty) → Depicts a rope.
      • type: sound → sound, iconic
    • 牛 Iconic
      • hint: (empty) → Depicts an ox.
    • + 冖 Iconic
    • - 自 Iconic

    Changed: verified, components

    edit character by Hsmq

    approved by Prismcool

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