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| − | <WL>吉 [jí] lucky, auspicious, propitious (吉祥); 吉兆 good omen, auspicious sign; 吉利 good luck; 吉凶 luck (good or bad) | + | <WL>吉 [jí] lucky, auspicious, propitious (吉祥); 吉兆 good omen, auspicious sign; 吉利 good luck; 吉凶 luck (good or bad)@@; (HDZ:) … |
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The Shuōwén Seal form of 吉() jí ‘good/auspicious’ (善: 吉祥) combines 士() shì ‘man/scholar’, and 口(𠙵) kǒu ‘mouth/word’: when a man stands by (is as good as) his word, his word is his bond (结), he speaks truth/wisdom and has good fortune; 士 here is as in 壮(壯) zhuàng ‘robust/healthy/magnificent’ (壮丽), and 口 is as in 言 yán ‘direct speech’ at the bottom of 善(𧨅譱) shàn ‘good’. | The Shuōwén Seal form of 吉() jí ‘good/auspicious’ (善: 吉祥) combines 士() shì ‘man/scholar’, and 口(𠙵) kǒu ‘mouth/word’: when a man stands by (is as good as) his word, his word is his bond (结), he speaks truth/wisdom and has good fortune; 士 here is as in 壮(壯) zhuàng ‘robust/healthy/magnificent’ (壮丽), and 口 is as in 言 yán ‘direct speech’ at the bottom of 善(𧨅譱) shàn ‘good’. | ||
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