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| − | <WL>联(F聯) [lián] | + | <WL>联(F聯) [lián] link/join/joint, unite; 联系 liánxì contact/connection |
| − | + | The simple-form character 联 lián ‘link’ has 耳 ‘ear’ on the left, and a shape like 关 (guān) on the right, which is an abbrev. of older components (see below). | |
| − | + | The full-form character 聯(䏈) lián ‘link’ combines 耳 ‘ear’, and 𢇇(絲) ‘silk’, which is short for 䜌() luán (abbrev. phonosemantic): the ears remain attached/connected to the head, one's reputation is developed and remains intact, in continuous contact with one's connections, listening, paying close attention to what is said. | |
| − | + | In the full form 聯 the right-side component 𢇇 is an abbrev. of 絲, itself short for 䜌 luán. | |
| − | + | In the simple form 联 the full-form right-side component 𢇇 (guān) is abbrev. further to look like 关 (guān). | |
| + | Compare: 关系 guānxi ‘relation, significance’; 联系 liánxì ‘contact, relation’. | ||
| + | Note: 联 and 连 are an old 古今 ‘ancient-and-modern’ pair; in 周 times people wrote 聯, but in 汉 times they wrote 連 (formerly ‘rickshaw’); some old texts write 連系 for 聯系, and Shuōwén defines 聯 as 連. | ||
| + | “The seal has 絲 to the right, corrupted in the modern form: to string together 耳 the ears of slain enemies.” —Karlgren(AD). | ||
| + | Compare: 馘(聝) guó ‘cut off heads/ears, tally slain enemies’. | ||
#rW.92g K.AD444 D.4.2788.13 B.219.0.01 E.0 | #rW.92g K.AD444 D.4.2788.13 B.219.0.01 E.0 | ||
#c耳关 | #c耳关 | ||
#y lyuhn\ | #y lyuhn\ | ||
</WL> | </WL> | ||
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