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hòu

a type of container

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approved by Prismcool · Oct 6, 2024, 04:07 PM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Oct 6, 2024, 04:07 PM

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Pictograph of a container with a large mouth and narrow neck that is used to hold salt.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

說文解字

《說文》:“,厚也,从反亯。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.457
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica