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| − | <WL>吉 [jí] lucky, auspicious | + | <WL>吉 [jí] lucky, auspicious, propitious (吉祥); 吉兆 good omen, auspicious sign; 吉利 good luck; 吉凶 luck (good or bad)@@; (HDZ:) … |
#i3 | #i3 | ||
| − | The top is 士 shì ‘scholar’ | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 吉() jí ‘good/auspicious’ (善: 吉祥) combines 士() shì ‘man/scholar’, and 口(𠙵) kǒu ‘mouth/word’: when a man stands by (is as good as) his word, his word is his bond (结), he speaks truth/wisdom and has good fortune; 士 here is as in 壮(壯) zhuàng ‘robust/healthy/magnificent’ (壮丽), and 口 is as in 言 yán ‘direct speech’ at the bottom of 善(𧨅譱) shàn ‘good’. |
| − | + | Note: The top is 士() shì ‘scholar’, not 土() tǔ ‘earth’. | |
| − | + | “[吉] 口 speech of a 士 sage, bringing luck; good, auspicious, happy” —Wieger. | |
| − | + | “[吉] An 士 affair ... which may be 口 spoken of, not taboo” —Karlgren(1923). [ As in SW, Karlgren assoc. 士 shì and 事 shì ‘affair’. ] | |
| − | #rG.469.09 W.24c H.1142 K.AD325,GSR393a D.1.576.6 M.476 KX..175.02 B.022.1.06 WHY...6 | + | Compare: 结/結() jié ‘tie up (secure); conclude (a treaty)’, be as good as (bound by) one's word; 髮髻 fàjì ‘hair bun/coil’. |
| + | Compare: 喜() xǐ ‘happiness’, 禧() xǐ ‘blessing/luck/happiness’; 嚞(𨑂𡕇哲悊) zhé ‘wisdom’ (浚哲). | ||
| + | Compare: 桔/橘() jú ‘tangerine/orange fruit/tree’, sometimes also wr. 吉 (HDZ). | ||
| + | HDZ: 吉 : jí : 善, 吉祥; (农历) 阴历每月初一 (初吉); (古) 祭祀鬼神的礼仪, (五礼) (吉, 凶, 宾, 军; 嘉); 行; (果树名) 桔: 橘树, 橘子; (古州名); (简称) 吉林省; (姓); (姓) 姞 | ||
| + | #rG.469.09 W.24c H.1142 K.AD325,GSR393a D.1.576.6 M.476 KX..175.02 B.022.1.06 WHY...6 E.1 | ||
#c士口 | #c士口 | ||
#y gat\ | #y gat\ | ||
</WL> | </WL> | ||
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