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The Shuōwén Seal form of 侯(矦) hóu ‘(archery) target’ (射矦, 鵠) combines 𠂊(人) rén ‘person’ above (the target was shaped like a human figure, enemy soldier/commander), with 厂() hǎn (cliff-shaped wood-framed backdrop with coarse cloth spread out around the target, to catch arrows; cf. 个 gàn, 堋), and 矢() ‘arrow’ (hitting the center of the target); the old Shuōwén variant 𥎦() omits the 人 component. | The Shuōwén Seal form of 侯(矦) hóu ‘(archery) target’ (射矦, 鵠) combines 𠂊(人) rén ‘person’ above (the target was shaped like a human figure, enemy soldier/commander), with 厂() hǎn (cliff-shaped wood-framed backdrop with coarse cloth spread out around the target, to catch arrows; cf. 个 gàn, 堋), and 矢() ‘arrow’ (hitting the center of the target); the old Shuōwén variant 𥎦() omits the 人 component. | ||
“...The shooting at a target was used in antiquity, for the election of feudatories and officials...” —Wieger. | “...The shooting at a target was used in antiquity, for the election of feudatories and officials...” —Wieger. | ||
| − | Note: Commonly and less properly written 侯 | + | Note: Commonly and less properly written 侯, with 亻on the left (丿 of 𠂊, with 丨 of 厂), and above (乛 of 𠂊, with 一 of 厂). |
Compare: 候(𠊱) hòu ‘spy/scout/watch’ (as in 时候 ‘time’ and 等候 ‘wait’), which has one more stroke; 厃() wěi/yán. | Compare: 候(𠊱) hòu ‘spy/scout/watch’ (as in 时候 ‘time’ and 等候 ‘wait’), which has one more stroke; 厃() wěi/yán. | ||
HDZ: 侯 : hóu : (古) 射礼所用射布, 箭靶; 五等爵的第二等; 仅次于王爵位; 君主; 封侯, 封官; (尊称) 士大夫之间的一种尊称; 美; (代词) 何; (连词) 乃, 于是; (助词) 惟; (语气词) 兮 (xī); 候 (hòu): 迎; (姓) • hòu : 候, 迎; (县名) 闽侯 | HDZ: 侯 : hóu : (古) 射礼所用射布, 箭靶; 五等爵的第二等; 仅次于王爵位; 君主; 封侯, 封官; (尊称) 士大夫之间的一种尊称; 美; (代词) 何; (连词) 乃, 于是; (助词) 惟; (语气词) 兮 (xī); 候 (hòu): 迎; (姓) • hòu : 候, 迎; (县名) 闽侯 | ||
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