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The Shuōwén Seal form of 精() jīng ‘select/perfect/top-grade (grains/rice)’ combines 米 (mǐ) ‘hulled grains (of millet/rice)’, and 青(𤯞𤯝靑) qīng ‘green/fresh’ (phonosemantic). | The Shuōwén Seal form of 精() jīng ‘select/perfect/top-grade (grains/rice)’ combines 米 (mǐ) ‘hulled grains (of millet/rice)’, and 青(𤯞𤯝靑) qīng ‘green/fresh’ (phonosemantic). | ||
| − | Note: Received versions of SW gloss 精 as 擇 zé ‘select/choice’, but DYC | + | Note: Received versions of SW gloss 精 as 擇 zé ‘select/choice’, but DYC emended that to 擇米 zémǐ ‘select/choice grains/rice’ (explaining the component 米). |
Note: 精 jīng ‘select/choice/perfect grains/rice’; 酒精 ‘(grain) alcohol’ (distilled essence of fermented grain); 精 jīng ‘refined/perfect/beautiful; essence (精华, 香精); painstaking (细致, 严密)’. | Note: 精 jīng ‘select/choice/perfect grains/rice’; 酒精 ‘(grain) alcohol’ (distilled essence of fermented grain); 精 jīng ‘refined/perfect/beautiful; essence (精华, 香精); painstaking (细致, 严密)’. | ||
Compare: 睛 jīng ‘eye/eyeball’, formerly wr. 精; 情() qíng ‘feeling/emotion/passion/desire’. | Compare: 睛 jīng ‘eye/eyeball’, formerly wr. 精; 情() qíng ‘feeling/emotion/passion/desire’. | ||
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