𡨄
sāixià

to stop up

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𡨄 is a component form of 塞. Depicts two hands (廾) stuffing various objects (工) into an enclosed space (宀). Not related to 寒, despite being same in shape.

Components

宀
宀 Iconic component
工
工 Iconic component

Depicts an object.

工
工 Iconic component

Depicts an object.

廾
廾 Iconic component

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

說文解字

《說文》：“，窒也。从，从廾。猶齊也。”

Sources

Character origin
https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E5%A1%9E李学勤《字源》p.1189-1190張世超《金文形義通解》p.1100-1101
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)