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| − | <WL>尔(F爾) [ěr] ( | + | <WL>尔(F爾) [ěr] 偶尔 sometimes; 尔后 thereafter (而后); (loan) 高尔夫 golf@@; (书) 女/汝 you/your (你); (HDZ:) cf. 爾 (尓/尒/𡭗) |
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| − | The | + | The simple-form character 尔 (5 strokes) is an old form, used an abbrev. of the full-form character 爾 (14 strokes), in which it is the old top component. |
| − | Compare: 你 nǐ, 您 nín ‘you’ (augmented/modern | + | Note: In the simple form 尔 the 2nd stroke (hg) ends in a hook; formerly also wr. 尓 (with 𠂉), and 尒 (with 𠆢), for older 𡭗 (with 入). |
| − | + | The full-form character 爾 is itself an abbrev. of old forms such as 𤕨 (15 strokes), in which the top part is 𡭗/尒 (phonetic); cf. 爾(𤕨𣙡) ěr ‘extravagant/ornate; you/your’. | |
| + | Note: In the modern full form 爾, the top horizontal line 一 (1 stroke) replaces 入 (2 strokes) of the old top part 𡭗 of the old form 𤕨(). | ||
| + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 尔(𡭗尒尓) ěr ‘thus’ (必然, 如此) is said to combine a vertical line 丨() gǔn ‘rod’, with 八() ‘divided’ (as in 分 fēn ‘divide/distinguish’, a 小 ‘small/fine’ difference), and 入() rù ‘enter’ (phonosemantic): to enter thus into (distinguishing) such fine details. | ||
| + | Note: The old meaning 尔(𡭗尒尓) ěr ‘thus/like’, is later wr. 如 (如此), and also 爾; these forms were also used to wr. the 2nd pers. pron. 你/您 ‘you’. | ||
| + | Compare: 你 nǐ, 您 nín ‘you’ (augmented/modern forms of old 尔/爾, formerly wr. 女/汝 rǔ ‘you’). | ||
| + | “[尔] 从入丨八, 会意。八者气之分也。” —Wieger [a variation on the SW gloss] | ||
#rW.18o,35L K.AD13,14 D.1.562.3 M.1754 B.017.1.10 WHY...93 E.0 | #rW.18o,35L K.AD13,14 D.1.562.3 M.1754 B.017.1.10 WHY...93 E.0 | ||
#c𠂉小⺈𠂊入 | #c𠂉小⺈𠂊入 | ||
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