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The Shuōwén Seal form of 兆() zhào ‘cracks/omen’ (卜兆) is said to depict the cracks appearing in tortoiseshell pyromancy/divination; the main SW form 𠧞() adds 卜() bǔ ‘divination’ (semantic determiner), the old form of which 𠁡() also seems to be in the middle of 兆(). | The Shuōwén Seal form of 兆() zhào ‘cracks/omen’ (卜兆) is said to depict the cracks appearing in tortoiseshell pyromancy/divination; the main SW form 𠧞() adds 卜() bǔ ‘divination’ (semantic determiner), the old form of which 𠁡() also seems to be in the middle of 兆(). | ||
| − | Note: | + | Compare: 垗() zhào ‘sacred/sacrificial area/altar (bordered by earthen mounds all around); grave/cemetery’. |
| + | Note: SW includes two forms, 兆() zhào, and 𠔁() bié/zhào (别/兆); the form 𠔁() (doubling 八 bā; cf. ⚋/⚏) is the component form (simplification) of 兆() usually appearing in Seal forms. | ||
Compare: 乖(𦭅) guāi ‘different; clever’ (乖异, 乖巧), 逃() táo ‘flee’, 珧(), 咷(), 趒(), … | Compare: 乖(𦭅) guāi ‘different; clever’ (乖异, 乖巧), 逃() táo ‘flee’, 珧(), 咷(), 趒(), … | ||
| − | Note: In | + | Note: In tortoise-shell divination, the patterns in the cracks (interpreted by diviners) were probably the ancestors of the n-grams (易卦象), ⚊⚋⚌⚍⚎⚏…. |
Compare: 卦() guà ‘n-gram/trigram/hexagram; divine (the future)’ (卜卦, 占卦, 算卦), with 圭() guī ‘ceremonial/ritual jade tablet; scale of a sundial’ (phonetic). | Compare: 卦() guà ‘n-gram/trigram/hexagram; divine (the future)’ (卜卦, 占卦, 算卦), with 圭() guī ‘ceremonial/ritual jade tablet; scale of a sundial’ (phonetic). | ||
Note: (数词) 兆 zhào ‘million’ = 10⁶ (or formerly sometimes ‘billion’ = 10¹²), is said to be a phonetic borrowing/loan. | Note: (数词) 兆 zhào ‘million’ = 10⁶ (or formerly sometimes ‘billion’ = 10¹²), is said to be a phonetic borrowing/loan. | ||
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