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<WL>皁 [zào] (=皂) (as in 肥皂 féizào ‘soap’)@@; acorn (栎实, 柞实); black (dye/color); 差役; 12 horses; fodder; 马栏, 廏; soft/young grain husk; 皂莢
<WL>皁 [zào] (=皂) 皂荚 honey locust, 肥皂 soap; acorn (fruit/husk); black (dye/color/silk); 差役; 12 horses; fodder; 马栏, 廏; soft/young grain husk; 皂莢
From 白 and . 白 in this character is said to depict an ‘acorn’, as in 樂/櫟 ‘oak tree’; the acorn husk was a source of black dye, and tannic acid for tanning hides. The expression 青红皂白 ‘all the colors of the rainbow’ has 皂/皁 ‘black’ with this old meaning. Why 白 should should have been used for ‘white’ “is not clear” (cf. EDOC: 白 bái₁).
The Shuōwén Seal form of 皁/皂(􁈔𣅼早) zào ‘acorn’ is an abbrev. of 𦯑(􀋞𦷣草) zào ‘acorn’, commonly wr. 皂 to distinguish it from 早 and 草 cǎo ‘grass’.
The top component 白 in this character is sometimes said to depict an ‘acorn’, as in 樂/櫟(􀽞) ‘oak tree’; the acorn husk was a source of black dye, and tannic acid for tanning hides.
In the expression 青红皂白 ‘all the colors of the rainbow’ 皂/皁 ‘black’ has the old meaning. Why 白 should should have been used for ‘white’ “is not clear” (cf. EDOC: 白 bái₁; 以白为黑).
HDZ: 皁 : zào : 皂/皁斗 (栎实、柞实等, 其壳斗煮汁, 可以染黑); 皂: 黑色 (青红皂白); 黑色的丝织品; 差役; (古) 马十二匹; 喂牛马的食槽; 马栏; 谷壳已经结成, 但还未坚实; (旧) 皂: 用皂荚去垢 (皁荚), (今) (肥皂, 香皂, 药皂)
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#rK.GSR1054b D.4.2644.3 M.6722 G.302.50 KX..786.02
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