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<WL>皿 [mǐn] bowl/dish/cup; 器皿 qìmǐn household food vessels; (radical 108, 皿部)@@; (HDZ:) … [mǐng] (旧读) [mì] 幎, 覆器之物 | <WL>皿 [mǐn] bowl/dish/cup; 器皿 qìmǐn household food vessels; (radical 108, 皿部)@@; (HDZ:) … [mǐng] (旧读) [mì] 幎, 覆器之物 | ||
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| − | The Shuōwén Seal form of 皿() mǐn | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 皿() mǐng/mǐn ‘household food vessel’ combines 𠙴(凵) a curved bowl-shape above (representing the mouth/body of the vessel), and a base/foot below as in 豆() dòu ‘covered ritual/food vessel’; the two lines 八() on either side suggest two handles, one on each side of the vessel. |
Older graphs associated with 皿() seem to depict a vessel with two side handles, later wr. 八() in the Seal. | Older graphs associated with 皿() seem to depict a vessel with two side handles, later wr. 八() in the Seal. | ||
Compare: 血() xuè ‘blood’, in which the line 丶(一) depicts the contents, not the lid. | Compare: 血() xuè ‘blood’, in which the line 丶(一) depicts the contents, not the lid. | ||
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