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| − | <WL>夷 [yí] ( | + | <WL>夷 [yí] (古) (族名); (蔑称) 蛮夷 barbarians/foreigners; 夷平 level (夷为平地 ‘raze’); 芟夷/荑 mow; 夷灭 massacre; bury; (卦名) ䷣ 明夷; (姓); 夏威夷 Hawai'i |
| − | + | The character 夷() superimposes 弓 gōng ‘bow’ over 大 dà ‘big man’. It was the name of ancient eastern tribes (cf. 彝族). | |
“Barbarian, foreigner — 大 a man 弓 with a bow” —Karlgren. | “Barbarian, foreigner — 大 a man 弓 with a bow” —Karlgren. | ||
| + | Many of the various derived meanings (massacre, raze, bury) seem to reflect the state of ancient international relations (war/conflict with barbarians/foreigners). | ||
| + | In the hexagram ䷣ named 明夷 míngyí the sun (☲) is at midnight, buried under the earth (☷); cf. ䷢ 晉 jìn, the sun at noon. | ||
| + | HDZ: 夷 yí : (古) (族名); (蔑称) 蛮夷; 平坦 (ant. 险); 使之平; 平均; 除草 (芟荑/夷, 芟刈), 平地工具; 剷草; 铲平; 消灭, 除去; 封闭; 经常, 常法, 常道; 蹲踞, 傲慢; 明; 敬; 無/蕪夷: 山榆荚; (道家) 哲学概念, 无色无形不可捉摸; 侇: 安放(尸体; cf. 𡰥); 恞: 愉快; 痍: 受伤, 创伤; 儕: 同辈, 同类; (器名) 彝: 彝器; 荑: 初生的茅草 (柔荑); (助词); (古国名); (古地名); (山名); (河名); (姓) | ||
#rG.051.13 K.AD186,GSR551a D.1.527.5 M.2982 KX..249.15 B.026.0.03 WHY...152 E.1 | #rG.051.13 K.AD186,GSR551a D.1.527.5 M.2982 KX..249.15 B.026.0.03 WHY...152 E.1 | ||
#c大弓 | #c大弓 | ||
#y yih\ | #y yih\ | ||
</WL> | </WL> | ||
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