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<WL>乱(F亂) [luàn] 混乱 confused/chaotic, chaos/disorder; 乱七八糟 messy; 动乱 turmoil; 胡乱 carelessly/casually | <WL>乱(F亂) [luàn] 混乱 confused/chaotic, chaos/disorder; 乱七八糟 messy; 动乱 turmoil; 胡乱 carelessly/casually | ||
#i2 | #i2 | ||
| − | The simple-form character 乱 luàn ‘chaos’ is an abbrev. of the full-form character 亂, replacing the left-side full-form component 𤔔 (12 strokes) with 舌 (6 strokes). | + | The simple-form character 乱 luàn ‘chaos’ is an old abbrev. of the full-form character 亂, replacing the left-side full-form component 𤔔 (12 strokes) with 舌 (6 strokes), as in 辞/辭. |
| − | Note: The simple form 乱 is an old | + | Note: The simple form 乱 is an old popular (俗字) form of 亂, at least 1,000 years old (SBGY); use of 舌 for 𤔔 here is after the pattern of 辞/辭(); 乱 was formerly wr. 𠃹, in which the shape 口 corresp. to the two strokes 厶() of 幺() in 𤔔; cf. 𠭖(𢽤𣪏敢) gǎn. |
The Shuōwén Seal form of 乱/亂() luàn ‘(good/bad) governance’ combines 乚(乙) representing the free/untangled (governed) end of a tangled string (cf. 𤔔), and 𤔔() luàn ‘tangled/untangle (string/line/thread)’ (phonosemantic). | The Shuōwén Seal form of 乱/亂() luàn ‘(good/bad) governance’ combines 乚(乙) representing the free/untangled (governed) end of a tangled string (cf. 𤔔), and 𤔔() luàn ‘tangled/untangle (string/line/thread)’ (phonosemantic). | ||
| − | Note: In received SW texts 亂 is glossed 治 zhì ‘(good) governance; (order)’, amended to “不治” ‘(bad) governance; (chaos)’ (DYC), in an attempt to explain | + | Note: In received SW texts 乱/亂() is glossed 治 zhì ‘(good) governance; (order)’, amended to “不治” ‘(bad) governance; (chaos)’ (DYC), in an attempt to explain how a word meaning ‘chaos’ should be glossed with a word meaning ‘order’ (cf. ䷾䷿); the opposite of 乱/亂 luàn ‘(bad) governance; (chaos)’ is 治 zhì ‘(good) governance; (peace)’, cf. 治(); SW sometimes gives antonymous glosses, cf. 参/參(𠻝) Shēn ‘Orion’. |
“unravel: 爪又 two hands working with 幺 silk threads hung up on 冂 a stand” —Karlgren(AD). | “unravel: 爪又 two hands working with 幺 silk threads hung up on 冂 a stand” —Karlgren(AD). | ||
| − | Compare: 𤔔, 𤔐, 𤔬, 𠦸, 𠧎, 𠧏, 𤔦, 𠃶, 𠃹, 𢮣, 𤔒 | + | Compare: 𤔔, 𡄹, 𤕈, 𤔐, 𠭟, 𤔬, 𤔬, 𠦸, 𠧎, 𠧏, 𤔦, 𠃿, 乿, 𠃶, 𠃹, 釠, 𢮣, 𤔒 (all of which are old variants of 乱/亂). |
#rW.90b K.AD582 D.1.53.17 M.4220 KX..84.15 B.051.1.07 WHY...93 E.0 | #rW.90b K.AD582 D.1.53.17 M.4220 KX..84.15 B.051.1.07 WHY...93 E.0 | ||
#c舌乚 | #c舌乚 | ||
#y lyuhn- | #y lyuhn- | ||
</WL> | </WL> | ||
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