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tanned leather

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approved by Peter Olson · Oct 6, 2020, 04:23 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Oct 6, 2020, 04:23 PM

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Simplified form of . Pictograph of feet walking around city walls. The character is based on the original meaning "to surround". The "leather" meaning is a phonetic loan.

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Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.476
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