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<WL>端 [duān] extremity, end; 端正 upright, good-looking; 顶端 top/apex; 端出 carry/hold sth. level with both hands (as a tea tray) | <WL>端 [duān] extremity, end; 端正 upright, good-looking; 顶端 top/apex; 端出 carry/hold sth. level with both hands (as a tea tray) | ||
#i3 | #i3 | ||
| − | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 端() duān combines 立 (lì) ‘stand’ and 耑() duān (phonosemantic). | |
“Etymologically same word as 耑... a 屮 plant growing up from the 一 earth and having roots below, picture; has nothing to do with 山 and 而” | “Etymologically same word as 耑... a 屮 plant growing up from the 一 earth and having roots below, picture; has nothing to do with 山 and 而” | ||
—Karlgren. | —Karlgren. | ||
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