state, announce

Original meaning: 

scatter

Depicts a hand () scattering crops in a garden (). also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "scatter". The meaning later shifted to "announce".

Components
甫 sound,iconic component

  Sound Iconic component

  

begin

Depicts something sprouting () from a field (), depicting a garden or orchard.

寸 iconic component

  Iconic component

cùn

  

(hand), inch

Depicts a hand.

Evolution

尃 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
尃 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

to state to, to announce

Component uses

Sound component in 11 characters (4 verified)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

10

Unicode

U+5C03

Shuowen

“尃,布也。从寸,甫聲。”


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