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Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC 
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC 
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC 
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD 
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD Regular Modern
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Pictograph of a hand holding a writing utensil.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ywit | [N.]rut | following, thereupon |
| ywit | [m-]rut | writing stylus or brush (pron. in Chǔ 楚 ap. Shuōwén; E. Hàn) |
說文解字
《說文》：“聿，所以書也。楚謂之聿，吳謂之不律，燕謂之弗。从，一聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)