巠
Meanings
CC-CEDICT
- 1.underground watercourse
- 2.archaic variant of 经[jīng]
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Wiktionary
- 1.streams running underground
- 2.flowing water
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Etymology
According to Lin Yiguang (1920), this character is an ancient form of 經 (OC *keːŋ, *keːŋs). Its bronze inscription form is a pictogram (象形) of vertical threads passing through the top of a loom and has the meaning "to abide by, to comply with". Unrelated to 工. Shuowen erroneously analyzes this character as streams of water across land due to its superficial appearance (巛 in fact represents flowing water).
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT