approvedby maxkly19 · Jul 31, 2025, 05:05 PM· Reviewed by Prismcool on Jul 31, 2025, 06:35 PM
changed to sound component
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Original meaning: to steal rice
Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 䊪 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to steal rice". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "secretly".
竊 and 禼 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar
in older Chinese.
Character Evolution
SealWarring States (Chu)475-221 BCSealWarring States (Chu)475-221 BCSealWarring States (Chu)475-221 BCSealWarring States (Chu)475-221 BCSealShuowen~100 ADClericalWestern Han202 BC-9 ADClericalEastern Han25-220 ADRegularModern
