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<WL>夂(=) (!夊攴攵) [zhǐ] (古) 从后致/至 cause/send (impede/stop); (radical 34, 夂部; 冬字头) [zhōng] (=𠂂𦄖終) 終, 古作 “𠂂”, 隸作 “夂” | <WL>夂(=) (!夊攴攵) [zhǐ] (古) 从后致/至 cause/send (impede/stop); (radical 34, 夂部; 冬字头) [zhōng] (=𠂂𦄖終) 終, 古作 “𠂂”, 隸作 “夂” | ||
| − | The Shuōwén Seal form of 夂() zhǐ is said to depict a 人() ‘person’, with a line ㇏(及) jí ‘catching’ the two legs, indicating impediment, or the trail of 所致 past/causal events, | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 夂() zhǐ ‘cause/send (impede/stop)’ is said to depict a 人() ‘person’, with a line ㇏(及) jí ‘catching’ the two legs, indicating impediment, or the trail of 所致 past/causal events, someone/something holding him back (seeing him off safely). |
Older graphs associated with 夂 are connected with 止() zhǐ ‘foot’ inverted (cf. 各); 夂 and 止 are both zhǐ (not homophones in SBGY, but similar). | Older graphs associated with 夂 are connected with 止() zhǐ ‘foot’ inverted (cf. 各); 夂 and 止 are both zhǐ (not homophones in SBGY, but similar). | ||
夂 zhǐ is not used in words beside the radical 34 name (夂部), but the shape 夂 is a common component, associated not only with 夂() zhǐ, but also with 夊() suī ‘walk slowly’ (dragging the feet, in straw sandals, or dancing shoes), and also with 攵(攴) pū ‘beat’. | 夂 zhǐ is not used in words beside the radical 34 name (夂部), but the shape 夂 is a common component, associated not only with 夂() zhǐ, but also with 夊() suī ‘walk slowly’ (dragging the feet, in straw sandals, or dancing shoes), and also with 攵(攴) pū ‘beat’. | ||
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