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<WL>染 [rǎn] to dye/color/tinge (染布, 染发); 染料 dye/dyestuff; 污染 contaminate/pollute; 传染 infect/contagious@@; (HDZ:) … | <WL>染 [rǎn] to dye/color/tinge (染布, 染发); 染料 dye/dyestuff; 污染 contaminate/pollute; 传染 infect/contagious@@; (HDZ:) … | ||
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| − | The Shuōwén Seal form of 染() rǎn ‘to dye/color silk’ combines 氵(水) shuǐ ‘water’ (liquid), 木 mù ‘tree/wood’ (枙茜 ‘dyestuff’), and 九() jiǔ ‘nine’ (many/times, as in 究 ‘exhaustion’). | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 染() rǎn ‘to dye/color silk’ combines 氵(水) shuǐ ‘water’ (liquid), 木 mù ‘tree/wood’ (枙茜 ‘dyestuff’), and 九() jiǔ ‘nine’ (many/times, as in 究 ‘exhaustion’); later also wr. 𣑱. |
| − | Note: The | + | Note: The shade of color (from light to dark) is determined by the number of dippings: ⑴ 縓, ⑵ 赬, ⑶ 纁, ⑷ 朱, ⑸ 緅, ⑹ 玄, ⑺ 緇; ⑻ … ⑼ maximium saturation, full/deep color (DYC). |
| − | Note: DYC notes that the | + | Note: DYC notes that the components should be 水, 木, 九; received SW texts give the right side as 杂 (duǒ, not 雜 zá), though in the SW form of 杂(朵朶) duǒ, the upper part is 𠘧(), not 九(); later also wr. 𣑱, with 汍 wán, in which 丸() wán ‘pellet’ (of dye), cf. 纨/紈() wán ‘fine silk fabrics’ ← MC /ɣuɑn/, vs. 染 rǎn ← MC /ȵiamʔ/ȵiams/ (SBGY). |
| − | + | Note: In the modern form 染 the top part seems to be 氿 guǐ, but the parts have been rearranged relative to the old form 染(); cf. 杂/雜 zá ‘complicated’ (复杂). | |
| − | Note: In the modern form 染 the top part seems to be 氿 guǐ, but the parts have been rearranged relative to the old form 染(). | ||
Compare: 渠() qú ‘trench/ditch’, 梁() liáng ‘bridge’ (similarly rearranged). | Compare: 渠() qú ‘trench/ditch’, 梁() liáng ‘bridge’ (similarly rearranged). | ||
Compare: 氿() guǐ ‘dry shore/beach’; 𣏒(朹簋匭匦) guǐ ‘bamboo/etc. food/ritual vessel’. | Compare: 氿() guǐ ‘dry shore/beach’; 𣏒(朹簋匭匦) guǐ ‘bamboo/etc. food/ritual vessel’. | ||
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