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plow side by side

Components

Meaning component
lěi handle of plow

plow

Sound component
yú, yù, ǒu district

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartnguwXŋˤ(r)oʔpair (n.)
Zhengzhangŋoːʔ

說文解字

耒廣五寸爲伐,二伐爲耦。从耒禺聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica