耎
ruǎn

flexible, soft, weak

  • edit character approved 耎 — "Changed etymology" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Depicts an adult (大) with a long beard (而) who is old and weak. 而 also represents the sound. → Same in origin to 需. Pictograph of a person (大) standing under the rain (雨), representing the meaning "become wet", now written as 濡. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. The 雨 (rain) component was later replaced with the phonetic component 而.
    Original meaning
    become wet
    Components
    • 而 Sound
      • hint: Depicts a long beard. → Originally 雨 (rain). Later replaced with phonetic component 而.
      • type: sound, iconic → sound
    • 大 Iconic
      • hint: Depicts an adult person. → Depicts a person getting wet.
    Sources

    Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources

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  • edit character approved 耎 — "Edited etymology " by Prismcool
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 而 represents the meaning and 大 represents the sound. → Depicts an adult (大) with a long beard (而) who is old and weak. 而 also represents the sound.
    Components
    • 而 SoundIconic
      • hint: (empty) → Depicts a long beard.
      • type: sound → sound, iconic
    • 大 Iconic
      • hint: (empty) → Depicts an adult person.
      • type: meaning → iconic
    Sources
    • 漢語多功能字庫
    • + 許進雄《新編進階甲骨文字典: 甲骨文發現120周年紀念版》p.325

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  • edit character approved 耎 — "gloss" by Peter Olson
    Gloss
    weak → flexible, soft, weak

    Changed: gloss

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  • edit character approved 耎 — "strokes" by Peter Olson
    Stroke fragments (simplified)
    耎
    →
    耎
    • Component 1: 1-6
    • Component 2: 7-9

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  • edit character approved 耎 — "verify" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Same in origin to 需. Pictograph of a person (大) standing under the rain (雨), representing the meaning "become wet", now written as 濡. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. The 雨 (rain) component was later replaced with the phonetic component 而. → Phonosemantic compound. 而 represents the meaning and 大 represents the sound.
    Components
    • 而 Sound
      • hint: Originally 雨 (rain). Later replaced with phonetic component 而. → (empty)
    • 大 Meaning
      • hint: Depicts a person getting wet. → (empty)
      • type: iconic → meaning
    Sources

    Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

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