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húquèhè

(crane), very high

approved by cochleoid · Jul 12, 2022, 04:21 AM · Reviewed by cochleoid on Jul 12, 2022, 04:21 AM

I am not sure what "上欲出冂" means, maybe it actually implies that 冖 is a ceiling? It doesn't look the same as other instances of 冖.

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Original meaning: crane

From a bird (隹) flying up very high. Also borrowed to write 鹤（crane).

Components

冖 Unknown component

隹 Meaning component

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	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	howk	[g]ˤawk	high

《說文》：“隺，高至也。从隹上欲出冂。《易》曰：‘夫乾隺然’。”