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<WL>犊(F犢) [dú] (牛犊子) calf (young bovine/cow/bull); 初生之犊 newborn calf; young child/person | <WL>犊(F犢) [dú] (牛犊子) calf (young bovine/cow/bull); 初生之犊 newborn calf; young child/person | ||
− | The character 犊/犢() dú | + | The simple-form character 犊 is an abbrev. of the full-form character 犢, replacing the full-form component 賣 (15 strokes) with its simple form 卖 (8 strokes). |
− | Note: The | + | The full-form character 犢 is itself an abbrev. of older complex forms; the right-side of 犢 looks like 賣 mài ‘sell’, but was formerly wr. with the obsolete form 𧶠 yù ‘hawk/sell’. |
+ | The Shuōwén Seal form of 犊/犢() dú ‘(deliver a) calf (young bovine)’ combines 牛 (niú) ‘cow’, and 卖/賣(𧸇𧶠) yù (phonosemantic). | ||
+ | Note: The modern component looks like 卖/賣 mài ‘sell’, but was formerly wr. 𧶠(𧸇) yù ‘hawk/sell’; cf. 读/讀() dú ‘read’. | ||
+ | Compare: 𫧿/贕 dú ‘bad egg’; 㱩/殰() dú ‘abort/miscarry’. | ||
#rD.3.1812.9 B.232.1.05 E.0 | #rD.3.1812.9 B.232.1.05 E.0 | ||
− | # | + | #c牛卖牜十买乛头 |
#y duhk- | #y duhk- | ||
</WL> | </WL> |
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