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The Shuōwén Seal form of 需() xū ‘wait for (rain to stop)’ combines 雨() yǔ ‘rain’, and 而() ér ‘beard/mustache/whiskers’ (須): encountering (confronted with) prolonged rain, a man can only (must) stop/wait and let his whiskers grow; formerly also wr. 𩓣(), 須(). | The Shuōwén Seal form of 需() xū ‘wait for (rain to stop)’ combines 雨() yǔ ‘rain’, and 而() ér ‘beard/mustache/whiskers’ (須): encountering (confronted with) prolonged rain, a man can only (must) stop/wait and let his whiskers grow; formerly also wr. 𩓣(), 須(). | ||
Note: SW 需() xū ‘wait for (rain to stop)’ is glossed with 𩓣() xū ‘wait for’ (augmented wr. of 須), and 雨 ‘rain’ is associated with (易) ䷄ in which ☵ ‘rain’ (雨) over ☰ ‘heavens/weather/time’ (天), noting the similarity of 天() and 而() in the Seal. | Note: SW 需() xū ‘wait for (rain to stop)’ is glossed with 𩓣() xū ‘wait for’ (augmented wr. of 須), and 雨 ‘rain’ is associated with (易) ䷄ in which ☵ ‘rain’ (雨) over ☰ ‘heavens/weather/time’ (天), noting the similarity of 天() and 而() in the Seal. | ||
| − | Older graphs associated with 需/𩂉 have 雨 (or simply dots for rain drops) surrounding/above 天/大 (not 而); cf. 𩂉, 天(), 大(亣); 耎(). | + | Older graphs associated with 需/𩂉 have the component 雨 (or simply dots for rain drops) surrounding/above 天/大 (not 而); cf. 𩂉, 天(), 大(亣); 耎(). |
Compare: 须/須() xū ‘must, have to’ (as in 必须 bìxū). | Compare: 须/須() xū ‘must, have to’ (as in 必须 bìxū). | ||
Note: According to Karlgren(AD) the characters 需/须 are etymologically the same word, seeing 需 as perhaps a wr. of 须/須/鬚 xū ‘beard’ (胡须), since the old meaning of the bottom component of 需 is explained in SW as 而() ér ‘beard/mustache/whiskers’; but this reasoning seems circular, a reinterpretation of 天 as 而 in 需; certainly the characters 需/須/𩓣 have a long association and various similarities attesting various usage. | Note: According to Karlgren(AD) the characters 需/须 are etymologically the same word, seeing 需 as perhaps a wr. of 须/須/鬚 xū ‘beard’ (胡须), since the old meaning of the bottom component of 需 is explained in SW as 而() ér ‘beard/mustache/whiskers’; but this reasoning seems circular, a reinterpretation of 天 as 而 in 需; certainly the characters 需/須/𩓣 have a long association and various similarities attesting various usage. | ||
Compare: 需/须 xū ‘need/must’, used in different contexts/compounds, generally not interchangeable, or with subtle meaning differences; cf. 需要 (aux./n.) vs. 须要 (aux.). | Compare: 需/须 xū ‘need/must’, used in different contexts/compounds, generally not interchangeable, or with subtle meaning differences; cf. 需要 (aux./n.) vs. 须要 (aux.). | ||
| − | HDZ: 需 : xū : 等待; 索取; 给用, 需要; 迟疑; (卦名) ䷄; (姓) • nuò : 懦: 懦弱 • rú : 韦柔滑貌 • ruǎn : 耎: 柔软 | + | Compare: 儒() rú ‘scholar; Confucian’. |
| + | HDZ: 需 : xū : 等待; 索取; 给用, 需要; 迟疑; (卦名) ䷄; (姓) • nuò : 懦: 懦弱 • rú : 韦柔滑貌 (cf. 儒: 柔) • ruǎn : 耎: 柔软 | ||
#rG.075.40 K.AD840,GSR134a D.6.4062.2 M.2844 KX..1373.24 B.316.0.04 WHY...184 E.1 | #rG.075.40 K.AD840,GSR134a D.6.4062.2 M.2844 KX..1373.24 B.316.0.04 WHY...184 E.1 | ||
#c雨而 | #c雨而 | ||
#y seui\ | #y seui\ | ||
</WL> | </WL> | ||
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