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The Shuōwén Seal form of 精() jīng ‘select/perfect (rice)’ combines 米 (mǐ) ‘rice’, and 青(𤯞𤯝靑) qīng ‘green/fresh’ (phonosemantic). | The Shuōwén Seal form of 精() jīng ‘select/perfect (rice)’ combines 米 (mǐ) ‘rice’, and 青(𤯞𤯝靑) qīng ‘green/fresh’ (phonosemantic). | ||
| − | Note: Received versions of SW gloss 精 as 擇 ‘select/choice’, but DYC amended that to 擇米 ‘select/choice rice’. | + | Note: Received versions of SW gloss 精 as 擇 ‘select/choice’, but DYC amended that to 擇米 ‘select/choice rice’ (explaining the rice component). |
Note: Formerly 精 ‘select/choice/perfect rice’, and hence the 米 ‘rice’ component; cf. 酒精 ‘alcohol’ (distilled essence of rice wine); extended meanings: 精 ‘perfect, beautiful’ (in general); ‘essence’ (精华, 香精); ‘painstaking’ (细致, 严密). | Note: Formerly 精 ‘select/choice/perfect rice’, and hence the 米 ‘rice’ component; cf. 酒精 ‘alcohol’ (distilled essence of rice wine); extended meanings: 精 ‘perfect, beautiful’ (in general); ‘essence’ (精华, 香精); ‘painstaking’ (细致, 严密). | ||
Compare: 情() qíng ‘feeling/emotion’. | Compare: 情() qíng ‘feeling/emotion’. | ||
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