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<WL>犁 [lí] plough/plow; 犁铧 plowshare, 犁刀 coulter@@; (HDZ:) cf. 𤛿/犂 | <WL>犁 [lí] plough/plow; 犁铧 plowshare, 犁刀 coulter@@; (HDZ:) cf. 𤛿/犂 | ||
− | The Shuōwén Seal form of 犁(𤛿犂) lí ‘plough/plow’ (耕) combines 牛 (niú) ‘ox’ (draws the | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 犁(𤛿犂) lí ‘plough/plow’ (耕) combines 牛 (niú) ‘ox’ (draws the plow), and 黎(𪏵) lí ‘dawn/daybreak’ (黎明) (phonosemantic); dawn is prime plowing time. |
In the modern form 犁, the old comp. 黎 is abbrev. to 利(𥝢) lì. | In the modern form 犁, the old comp. 黎 is abbrev. to 利(𥝢) lì. | ||
Compare: 利(𥝢) lì ‘reap/profit’. | Compare: 利(𥝢) lì ‘reap/profit’. |
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