皃
Meanings
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- 1.variant of 貌[mào]
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Wiktionary
- 1.facial appearance; facial features; looks
- 2.outward appearance
- 3.expression; countenance
- 4.Used by ancient scholars to define terms describing appearance: appearance of; description of
- 5.superficial; outer
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *mreːwɢs): abbreviated phonetic 豹 (OC *preːwɢs) + semantic 皃 (“looks”). Originally written as 皃 (OC *mreːwɢs, *mreːwɢ), which is a pictogram (象形) of the face. Note a very strong formal match with Burmese မြောက် (mrauk, “to reach the apex, be consummated”). Though the semantic gap is non-trivial, a sense relation "reach the top" > "that which exists on the top or surface" > "outward appearance, expression" appears feasible.
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