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<WL>壬 [rén] (天干) ninth Heavenly Stem; 9th thing in a sequence@@; (HDZ:) (天干); 序数第九; 盛大; 奸佞; (姓); (!𡔛𡈼) | <WL>壬 [rén] (天干) ninth Heavenly Stem; 9th thing in a sequence@@; (HDZ:) (天干); 序数第九; 盛大; 奸佞; (姓); (!𡔛𡈼) | ||
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| − | The character 壬() rén ‘ninth Heavenly Stem’ is very old, associated with 妊() rèn ‘pregnant’, but as | + | The character 壬() rén ‘ninth Heavenly Stem’ is very old, associated with 妊() rèn ‘pregnant’, but as with all 干支 the derivation is obscure; cf. 甲. |
| − | Compare: 任() rèn ‘bear/shoulder’; 姙/妊 ‘pregnant’. | + | Compare: 任() rèn ‘bear/shoulder’; 姙/妊() rèn ‘pregnant’. |
壬 rén depicts “a 丨 carrying pole supported 一 in the middle part and having one object attached at each end, as always done in China” —Karlgren(1923). (cf. 扁担 biǎndan.) | 壬 rén depicts “a 丨 carrying pole supported 一 in the middle part and having one object attached at each end, as always done in China” —Karlgren(1923). (cf. 扁担 biǎndan.) | ||
#ix2:壬t | #ix2:壬t | ||
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