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<WL>未 [wèi] (have/had, did) not, 尚未 not yet; 未来 future; 从未 never; (地支) 8th Earthly Branch; (姓)@@; (HDZ:) 味: 滋味; … | <WL>未 [wèi] (have/had, did) not, 尚未 not yet; 未来 future; 从未 never; (地支) 8th Earthly Branch; (姓)@@; (HDZ:) 味: 滋味; … | ||
#i3 | #i3 | ||
| − | The Shuōwén Seal form of 未() wèi ‘tree heavy with branches and foliage’ is a pictograph, adding | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 未() wèi ‘tree heavy with branches and foliage’ is a pictograph, adding additional branches to 木() mù ‘tree’; the SW gloss associates 未 wèi with 味() wèi ‘flavor’ (滋味), a theme revisited in 𠩺() xī ‘split/crack’ (flavorful, as a ripe/bursting fruit). |
Note: As with all of the ancient 干支, the origins of this graph are obscure (cf. 甲). | Note: As with all of the ancient 干支, the origins of this graph are obscure (cf. 甲). | ||
Compare: 末() mò ‘branch tip’; 本() běn ‘root/basis’; 朱() zhū ‘pith’. | Compare: 末() mò ‘branch tip’; 本() běn ‘root/basis’; 朱() zhū ‘pith’. | ||
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