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<WL>豆 [dòu] bean; 豆腐 dòufu tofu; 大豆 soybean; 豌豆 pea; 土豆 potato | <WL>豆 [dòu] bean; 豆腐 dòufu tofu; 大豆 soybean; 豌豆 pea; 土豆 potato | ||
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The Shuōwén Seal form of 豆() dòu ‘covered ritual/food vessel’ is said to depict a kind of lidded stone/ceramic/bronze dish/bowl on a raised base (高足盘), used to serve food and present ritual offerings; the top line 一 represents the lid, the 囗() shape is the mouth/body of the vessel, and the bottom is the base/foot, cf. 丌() | The Shuōwén Seal form of 豆() dòu ‘covered ritual/food vessel’ is said to depict a kind of lidded stone/ceramic/bronze dish/bowl on a raised base (高足盘), used to serve food and present ritual offerings; the top line 一 represents the lid, the 囗() shape is the mouth/body of the vessel, and the bottom is the base/foot, cf. 丌(); SW includes an old variant form 𤽋(), which is a component of the old writing of 豐(𣍈) fēng ‘abundance’; in SW 豆() dòu is equated with 皿() mǐn ‘bowl/dish’ (the vessels have a similar base/foot); cf. 血() xuè/xiě/xuě ‘blood’ (in which the line 一 depicts the contents, not the lid). | ||
The character 豆 dòu ‘vessel’ was borrowed to write 豆 dòu ‘bean’ (perhaps beans were commonly served/offered in this vessel). | The character 豆 dòu ‘vessel’ was borrowed to write 豆 dòu ‘bean’ (perhaps beans were commonly served/offered in this vessel). | ||
Compare: 鬲() lì ‘tripodic cooking vessel’; 畐(畗) fú ‘full/blessed’; 亯() xiǎng ‘offering’. | Compare: 鬲() lì ‘tripodic cooking vessel’; 畐(畗) fú ‘full/blessed’; 亯() xiǎng ‘offering’. | ||
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