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<WL>蜀 [shǔ] a caterpillar (moth/butterfly larva), silkworm@@; (HDZ:) 蠋: 蛾蝶类的幼虫; … | <WL>蜀 [shǔ] a caterpillar (moth/butterfly larva), silkworm@@; (HDZ:) 蠋: 蛾蝶类的幼虫; … | ||
| − | The Shuōwén Seal form of 蜀() shǔ ‘caterpillar ( | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 蜀() shǔ ‘caterpillar/silkworm’ (a silkworm feeding on hollyhock?) is said to combine 虫() chóng ‘insect’, with 目() mù ‘eye’ for the eyes/head (or cocoon), and a curved line in the middle for the wriggling body (or silk strand), now wr. 勹() bāo ‘wrap’. |
| + | Compare: 𢍰(𦌩𦆎繹) yì ‘unwind/unravel silk strands from cocoons’ (in which 罒 ‘cocoon’); cf. 勹() bāo ‘wrap’. | ||
| + | Note: 蜀葵 shǔkuí ‘hollyhock (Alcea rosea)’. | ||
Older graphs associated with 蜀() are pictographs omitting the 虫 component, and so today would be written simply 𦉶; some old graphs write the body as 厹(𠫗禸𠘯), e.g. as in 禺, 禼, 禽, 萬. | Older graphs associated with 蜀() are pictographs omitting the 虫 component, and so today would be written simply 𦉶; some old graphs write the body as 厹(𠫗禸𠘯), e.g. as in 禺, 禼, 禽, 萬. | ||
“An insect resembling a silkworm; N. pr. of an ancient state, Sìchuān (the silk-producing country) — picture of the insect in question, enlarged by 虫” —Karlgren. | “An insect resembling a silkworm; N. pr. of an ancient state, Sìchuān (the silk-producing country) — picture of the insect in question, enlarged by 虫” —Karlgren. | ||
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HDZ: 蜀 : shǔ : 蠋: 蛾蝶类的幼虫; 一, 独; 大鸡; 祭器; (古) (族名), (国名); (朝代名); (地名); (星名) 十二宫星大火之一; (姓) | HDZ: 蜀 : shǔ : 蠋: 蛾蝶类的幼虫; 一, 独; 大鸡; 祭器; (古) (族名), (国名); (朝代名); (地名); (星名) 十二宫星大火之一; (姓) | ||
#rG.461.44 W.54i K.AD916,GSR1224a D.4.2921.13 M.5901 KX..1084.04 B.274.1.04 WHY...91 | #rG.461.44 W.54i K.AD916,GSR1224a D.4.2921.13 M.5901 KX..1084.04 B.274.1.04 WHY...91 | ||
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