𡿮

birth

Depicts an upside-down child (𠫓) being born with amniotic fluid (巛) coming out.

Components

𠫓
𠫓 Iconic component
tū, yù newborn
巛
巛 Iconic component
chuān, shùn river

Depicts amniotic fluid.


Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

說文解字

《說文》：“，不順忽出也。从到子。《易》曰：‘突如其來如。’不孝子突出，不容於內也。，或从到古文子，即《易》突字。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)