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fèn HSK7

manure

approved by Prismcool · Jun 3, 2026, 03:48 AM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Jun 3, 2026, 03:48 AM

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Original meaning: to clean up

Depicts two hands (廾) using a dustpan (其) to sweep away garbage or feces. Based on the original meaning "to clean up". The meaning later shifted to "manure".

Components

◎ Iconic component

Depicts garbage or feces.

其 Iconic component

Depicts a dustpan.

Change in form

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 其 than it was in ancient scripts.

廾 Iconic component

Change in form

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 廾 than it was in ancient scripts.

Sources

Character origin: 季旭昇《說文新證》p.314漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode