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luàn

(untangle threads), to govern

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approved by Prismcool · Jun 9, 2024, 04:52 AM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Jun 9, 2024, 04:52 AM

爫

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Depicts two hands (爫, 又) organizing tangled threads. Original form of 亂.

Components

爫
爫 Iconic component

爫 is a component form of 爪.

◎
◎ Iconic component

Depicts tangled threadwork.

又
又 Iconic component

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartlwanH[r]ˤo[n]-sdisorder, rebellion

說文解字

《說文》：“，治也。幺子相亂，治之也。讀若亂同。一曰理也。，古文。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.328zi.tools
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)