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yōuzī

threads

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approved by Peter Olson · Oct 31, 2020, 10:14 AM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Oct 31, 2020, 10:14 AM

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Depicts two threads. Double of 幺.

Components

幺
幺 Iconic component
yāo tiny

Depicts a twisted thread.

幺
幺 Iconic component
yāo tiny

Depicts a twisted thread.


Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Warring States 475-221 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

說文解字

《說文》：“，微也。从二幺。”

Sources

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