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The character 强(強) qiáng ‘weevil’ (蚚) combines 虫 ‘insect’, and 弘() hóng (phonetic); the old variant form 𧖑() has 彊 qiáng (phonetic), and 䖵 ‘insect’. | The character 强(強) qiáng ‘weevil’ (蚚) combines 虫 ‘insect’, and 弘() hóng (phonetic); the old variant form 𧖑() has 彊 qiáng (phonetic), and 䖵 ‘insect’. | ||
| − | Note: The old meaning ‘weevil’ is lost in modern usage; today 强/強 are used as abbreviations of 彊 qiáng ‘strong (bow)’. | + | Note: The old meaning ‘weevil’ is lost in modern usage; today 强/強 are used as abbreviations of 彊() qiáng ‘strong (bow)’; cf. 弱(𢐅) ruò ‘weak’. |
“The character originally meant ‘the larva of the corn-weevil’ and was applied, as abbreviation for 彊, to the homophonous word ‘strong’...” —Karlgren. | “The character originally meant ‘the larva of the corn-weevil’ and was applied, as abbreviation for 彊, to the homophonous word ‘strong’...” —Karlgren. | ||
Note: The full form 強 (with 厶 rather than 口) has one stroke less than 强, but strangely 强 is the “simple” form because it is in the simple form GB standard, while 強 is in the full form Big5 standard. This is one of those absurd situations where the “simple” form has more strokes than the “full” form. | Note: The full form 強 (with 厶 rather than 口) has one stroke less than 强, but strangely 强 is the “simple” form because it is in the simple form GB standard, while 強 is in the full form Big5 standard. This is one of those absurd situations where the “simple” form has more strokes than the “full” form. | ||
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