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<WL>冂 [jiōng] (古) 扃; 冋/坰 | <WL>冂 [jiōng] (古) 扃; 冋/坰 remote city outskirts; (radical 13, 冂部, 同字框 tóngzìkuàng); (comp: 冋同央隺𪔃帚…)@@; (HDZ:) … [jiǒng] 空 empty (!𠘨冖几) | ||
The | The Shuōwén Seal form of 冂() jiōng/jiǒng ‘remote/wild/empty city outskirts’ is said to depict an outer/remote border gate/wall/fence: as in 冋, the bottom of 高() gāo ‘high/tall’ (watch tower, from which the most remote territories can be seen/surveyed). | ||
Note: 冂() was formerly also wr. 冋(坰), 冏(炯), 迥(). | Note: 冂() was formerly also wr. 冋(坰), 冏(炯), 迥(). | ||
Compare: 扃 jiōng ‘shut/bolt a door’, in which 冋/冂. | Compare: 扃 jiōng ‘shut/bolt a door’, in which 冋/冂. | ||
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