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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’. | 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’. | 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’. ] | |
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: 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: 喜() xǐ ‘happiness’, 禧() xǐ ‘blessing/luck/happiness’; 嚞(𨑂𡕇哲悊) zhé ‘wisdom’ (浚哲). | ||
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