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yóu HSK2

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approved by Prismcool · Aug 18, 2023, 04:57 AM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Aug 18, 2023, 04:57 AM

Not sure about this theory from Kanji Networks, please check over if theory is ok to show

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Original meaning: helmet

Origin unclear. Possibly depicts an alcohol container with a long neck.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartyuwl[u] follow; from

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫Kanji Networks
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica