粪
fèn HSK7

manure

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approved by Prismcool · May 27, 2025, 02:47 AM · Reviewed by Prismcool on May 27, 2025, 02:47 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

米
米 Iconic component

Used here to depict garbage or feces.

其
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
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