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| − | <WL>负(F負) [fù] carry (on the back/shoulder); suffer, bear (responsibility, blame, debt); negative (负号, 负数; 负极); cf. 負 | + | <WL>负(F負) [fù] carry (on the back/shoulder); suffer, bear (responsibility, blame, debt); negative number/polarity (负号, 负数; 负极); cf. 負 |
The Shuōwén Seal form of 负/負() fù ‘rely/depend upon’ combines ⺈(人) ‘person’, and 贝/貝 bèi ‘cowrie/money’: the person depends upon his wealth, and so stands guard, watching over it. | The Shuōwén Seal form of 负/負() fù ‘rely/depend upon’ combines ⺈(人) ‘person’, and 贝/貝 bèi ‘cowrie/money’: the person depends upon his wealth, and so stands guard, watching over it. | ||
Compare: 赖/賴() lài ‘profit from; depend upon’, in which the components are 贝/貝, and 剌() là/lá ‘violate/slash’, not 负/負(). | Compare: 赖/賴() lài ‘profit from; depend upon’, in which the components are 贝/貝, and 剌() là/lá ‘violate/slash’, not 负/負(). | ||
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