Difference between revisions of "Zi:初"
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| − | <WL>初 [chū] beginning; 初步 chūbù preliminary; 起初 qǐchū at first | + | <WL>初 [chū] beginning; begin; 初步 chūbù preliminary; 起初 qǐchū at first |
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| − | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 初(𠜆) chū ‘begin’ (初始) combines 衤(衣) yī ‘clothing’ and 刀(𠚣) dāo ‘knife’: the first garments were made from animal skins, the preparation of which begins with a knife. | |
“The 刀 cutting out of the 衣 garment” —Karlgren. | “The 刀 cutting out of the 衣 garment” —Karlgren. | ||
| + | Compare: 裁(𧚝) cái ‘make clothing’ (裁衣, 製衣以鍼); 制(), 製() zhì ‘make (clothing)’ (剪裁; also with ‘knife’ and ‘clothing’). | ||
| + | Compare: 革(𠦶) gé ‘leather/leatherwork’, 皮() pí ‘skin/hide’ (皮革). | ||
| + | HDZ: 初 : chū : (古) 初民无衣, 大氐/抵皆兽皮以刀割裁而成, 衣之新出于刀, 是初义也, 故初確係从刀; 开始 (䷾ 初吉终乱); 当初, 本来; 引起追叙往事之词, 原先, 早先; (副词) (才, 刚刚; 初无, 本无); 最低的 (等级) (初等, 初级); 舒; 鼻; (姓) | ||
#rG.066.25 K.AD975,GSR87a D.1.327.22 M.1390 KX..137.33 B.061.1.10 WHY...25 E.1 | #rG.066.25 K.AD975,GSR87a D.1.327.22 M.1390 KX..137.33 B.061.1.10 WHY...25 E.1 | ||
#c衤刀 | #c衤刀 | ||
#y cho\ | #y cho\ | ||
</WL> | </WL> | ||
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