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| − | <WL>君 [jūn] 君主 monarch/sovereign; 君侯 feudal lords/officials; 君子 gentleman; 暴君 tyrant/despot | + | <WL>君 [jūn] 君主 monarch/sovereign; 君侯 feudal lords/officials; 君子 gentleman; 暴君 tyrant/despot@@; (HDZ:) … |
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| − | The Shuōwén Seal form of 君() jūn ‘feudal lord’ combines | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 君() jūn ‘feudal lord’ combines 尹(𢂭) yǐn ‘government official’, and 口 (kǒu) ‘mouth’ (command); formerly wr. 𠱭(), with 艸(𠬞廾) ‘raised/respectful hands’ instead of 尹 (cf. 𢂭). |
Compare: 后() hòu ‘hereditary monarch/lord’, syn. 君(). | Compare: 后() hòu ‘hereditary monarch/lord’, syn. 君(). | ||
Compare: 军/軍(𠣞) jūn ‘army’ (君 and 軍 are ancient homophones, and presumably cognates: the sovereign is only as strong as his army). | Compare: 军/軍(𠣞) jūn ‘army’ (君 and 軍 are ancient homophones, and presumably cognates: the sovereign is only as strong as his army). | ||
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