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The full form 䜌 is 言 (yán) ‘words’ surrounded on both sides by 糸 (sī) ‘threads’. Similar to 乱(亂) luàn, the meaning is to bring order out of chaos. | The full form 䜌 is 言 (yán) ‘words’ surrounded on both sides by 糸 (sī) ‘threads’. Similar to 乱(亂) luàn, the meaning is to bring order out of chaos. | ||
“Several 糸 threads and 言 command” —Karlgren. | “Several 糸 threads and 言 command” —Karlgren. | ||
| − | + | A mixed metaphor, since you can’t unravel 糸 threads by 言 yelling at them. Now used only as a signific or phonetic component, and simplified to look like 亦 yì, except that the vertical strokes in have no curves or hooks at the bottoms. | |
The full character is now written 挛(攣) luán, with 手 (shǒu) ‘hand’ added, and the meaning has drifted to ‘contraction’, as in 痉挛 jìngluán ‘convulsion, spasm’. | The full character is now written 挛(攣) luán, with 手 (shǒu) ‘hand’ added, and the meaning has drifted to ‘contraction’, as in 痉挛 jìngluán ‘convulsion, spasm’. | ||
#rW.92d K.AD590 | #rW.92d K.AD590 | ||
#c亠亦 | #c亠亦 | ||
</WL> | </WL> | ||
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