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| − | <WL>贵(F貴) [guì] | + | <WL>贵(F貴) [guì] valuable/precious (宝贵), expensive/costly/dear (昂贵); respected/esteemed/noble; important; want/wish |
#i4 | #i4 | ||
| − | The character 贵/貴(䝿) guì | + | The character 贵/貴(䝿) guì ‘valuables’ combines 贝/貝() bèi ‘cowrie/money’, and 𠀐(臾) yú/kuì ‘straw basket’ (phonosemantic): a basket full of cowries, to string into a beautiful necklace; basket of cowries/treasure/valuables. |
| − | Note: The component 𠀐(臾) | + | Note: The component 𠀐(臾) kuì in 貴(䝿) guì (basket of valuables) is said to be an old wr. of 蒉/蕢(𧂟) kuì ‘straw basket’ (cf. 篑); cf. 蕢 kuài, 块/塊(凷). |
| − | Older graphs associated with 𠀐(臾) and 贵/貴(䝿) are thought to put 廾(𠬞) gǒng ‘raised/respectful hands’ over/around 土 tǔ ‘earth’ (the earth spirits, rich/fertile ancestral land/soil being the most valuable thing in an agricultural society); later 贝/貝 ‘cowrie/money’ was added to the bottom. | + | Compare: 匮/匱(), 櫃, 篑/簣, 蒉/蕢(𧂟). |
| + | Older graphs associated with 𠀐(臾) and 贵/貴(䝿) are thought to put 廾(𠬞) gǒng ‘raised/respectful hands’ over/around 土 tǔ ‘earth’ (the earth spirits, rich/fertile ancestral land/soil being the most valuable thing in an agricultural society); later 贝/貝 ‘cowrie/money’ was added to the bottom (basket of cowries/treasure/valuables). | ||
Compare: 遗/遺() yí ‘lose, leave behind; inherit’; 缋/繢(𦇣) huì ‘weaving remnants’; 愦/憒(𢤳) kuì ‘muddleheaded’. | Compare: 遗/遺() yí ‘lose, leave behind; inherit’; 缋/繢(𦇣) huì ‘weaving remnants’; 愦/憒(𢤳) kuì ‘muddleheaded’. | ||
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#rW.111b D.6.3633.1 B.115.1.03 E.0 | #rW.111b D.6.3633.1 B.115.1.03 E.0 | ||
#c𠀐贝 | #c𠀐贝 | ||
#y gwai- | #y gwai- | ||
</WL> | </WL> | ||
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