懂中文 Dong Chinese

𤔔

to govern

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

Components
爪 iconic component

爪  Iconic component

zhǎo, zhuǎ

  

hand, claw

◎ iconic component

◎  Iconic component

  

characterless component

Depicts tangled threadwork.

又 iconic component

又  Iconic component

yòu

  

(hand), again

Evolution

𤔔 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
𤔔 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
𤔔 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

𤔔  

to govern