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The full-form character 窮 is itself an abbrev. of the older form 竆, replacing the old component 躳 (14 strokes) with its abbrev. common/variant form 躬 (10 strokes). | The full-form character 窮 is itself an abbrev. of the older form 竆, replacing the old component 躳 (14 strokes) with its abbrev. common/variant form 躬 (10 strokes). | ||
The Shuōwén Seal form of 窮(竆) qióng ‘in extremity, poor/lacking, exhausted’ (穷极) combines 穴 (xué) ‘hole’, and 躬(躳) gōng (phonetic); formerly also wr. 穹(), the forms with 身 emphasize the bodily/human meanings (poor, lacking bodily sustenance, without substantial means). | The Shuōwén Seal form of 窮(竆) qióng ‘in extremity, poor/lacking, exhausted’ (穷极) combines 穴 (xué) ‘hole’, and 躬(躳) gōng (phonetic); formerly also wr. 穹(), the forms with 身 emphasize the bodily/human meanings (poor, lacking bodily sustenance, without substantial means). | ||
| − | In the simple form 穷, the full-form phonetic | + | In the simple form 穷, the full-form component 躬 gōng (phonetic) is reduced to a shape like 力 ‘strength’, as in 极力 ‘doing one's utmost’ (穷追猛打 qióngzhuīmẹ̌ngdǎ). |
Compare: 穹() qióng ‘vault/dome of sky/heaven’. | Compare: 穹() qióng ‘vault/dome of sky/heaven’. | ||
Compare: 究() jiū ‘study/research’ (究窮: 深入研究); 窘() jiǒng ‘hard-pressed, in predicament/trouble’. | Compare: 究() jiū ‘study/research’ (究窮: 深入研究); 窘() jiǒng ‘hard-pressed, in predicament/trouble’. | ||
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