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rtymolgoy
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Original meaning: to bestow
Depicts a person with outstretched hands (丮) holding a jade ornament (章). The 贝 (shell) component was later added to clarify the original meaning. Based on the original meaning "to bestow". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Simplified form of 贛.
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- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.521李学勤《字源》p.569
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