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Simplified form of 獄. Picture of two fighting dogs (犭, 犬) facing each other and barking (讠), depicting a legal dispute related to a crime.
Components
quǎn dog
犭 is a component form of 犬.
yán speech
讠 is a component form of 言.
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫李学勤《字源》p.884