韋
wéi

(surround a city), tanned leather

  • edit character approved 韋 — "d" by inralback19
    Components
    • 止 Iconic
      • isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true

    Changed: components

    edit character by inralback19

    approved by Prismcool

  • edit character approved 韋 — "add original meaning to gloss" by Peter Olson
    Gloss
    tanned leather → (surround a city), tanned leather

    Changed: gloss

    edit character by Peter Olson

  • edit character approved 韋 — "phonetic loan" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Pictograph of feet walking around city walls. The character is based on the original meaning "to surround", which is unrelated to the modern meaning. → Pictograph of feet walking around city walls. The character is based on the original meaning "to surround". The "leather" meaning is a phonetic loan.

    Changed: hint

    edit character by Peter Olson

  • edit character approved 韋 — "囗 is also a phonetic component" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 囗 SoundIconic
      • type: iconic → sound, iconic

    Changed: components

    edit character by Peter Olson

  • edit character approved 韋 — "add source" by Peter Olson
    Sources
    • + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.476

    Changed: sources

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  • edit character approved 韋 — "add components" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Pictograph of feet walking around city walls. The character is based on the original meaning "to surround". The "leather" meaning is a phonetic loan. → Pictograph of feet walking around city walls. The character is based on the original meaning "to surround", which is unrelated to the modern meaning.
    Components
    • 止 Iconic
      • isGlyphChanged: true → (empty)
    • 囗 Iconic
      • type: sound, iconic → iconic
    Strokes (simplified)
    韋
    9 strokes
    →
    韋
    9 strokes

    Source: animcjk → dong

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

    edit character by Peter Olson