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The Shuōwén Seal form of 最(􁒶) zuì ‘supreme (most superior) warrior’ combines 日(􁒯冃) mào ‘(barbarian/child's) hat; offend’ (as in 冒, 冒犯, 冡/蒙, 帽), and 取(􀠭) qǔ ‘take’ (phonosemantic): the supreme warrior is the one with the most battle casualties, most able to seize/take sth. forcefully.
The Shuōwén Seal form of 最(􁒶) zuì ‘supreme (most superior) warrior’ combines 日(􁒯冃) mào ‘(barbarian/child's) hat; offend’ (as in 冒, 冒犯, 冡/蒙, 帽), and 取(􀠭) qǔ ‘take’ (phonosemantic): the supreme warrior is the one with the most battle casualties, most able to seize/take sth. forcefully.
Note: The old meaning 最 zuì ‘most superior warrior’ relates to old 取 qǔ ‘take (the most) enemy ears (from corpses, in tallying battle casualties)’; 取 seems to be phonetic in 最 (XK); cf. 撮 cuō ‘cloth/silk hat band’.
Note: The old meaning 最 zuì ‘most superior warrior’ relates to old 取 qǔ ‘take (the most) enemy ears (from corpses, in tallying battle casualties)’; 取 seems to be phonetic in 最 (XK); cf. 撮 cuō ‘cloth/silk hat band’.
Compare: 馘(􂄑􂄐聝) guó ‘cut off left ear of enemy’ (from corpses, in tallying battle casualties).
Compare: 冣(􁒩) jù ‘collect/gather’; 聚(􁙭) jù ‘gather’.
Compare: 冣(􁒩) jù ‘collect/gather’; 聚(􁙭) jù ‘gather’.
Compare: 撮(􂅱) cuō ‘pinch/scoop’ (formerly also wr. 最).
Compare: 撮(􂅱) cuō ‘pinch/scoop’ (formerly also wr. 最).

Latest revision as of 01:56, 9 August 2019

[zuì] most; 最​ recently, soon; 最​ favorite; (HDZ:) (​) ​; … [cuō] ​

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The Shuōwén Seal form of 最 zuì ‘supreme (most superior) warrior’ combines ​(​) mào ‘(barbarian/child's) hat; offend’ (as in ​, ​, ​/​, ​), and ​ qǔ ‘take’ (phonosemantic): the supreme warrior is the one with the most battle casualties, most able to seize/take sth. forcefully.
    Note: The old meaning 最 zuì ‘most superior warrior’ relates to old ​ qǔ ‘take (the most) enemy ears (from corpses, in tallying battle casualties)’; ​ seems to be phonetic in 最 (XK); cf. ​ cuō ‘cloth/silk hat band’.
    Compare: ​(​) guó ‘cut off left ear of enemy’ (from corpses, in tallying battle casualties).
    Compare: ​ jù ‘collect/gather’; ​ jù ‘gather’.
    Compare: ​ cuō ‘pinch/scoop’ (formerly also wr. 最).
    “[最] The seal has not ​ or ​ but: ​ take and ​ cover” —Karlgren(AD).
    HDZ: 最 : zuì : (​) ​; (​) ​最; ​; ​, ​; ​, ​簿, ​; ​, ​; (​) (​, ​; ​, ​; ​, ​); (​) • cuō : ​
►references: Guǎngyùn:382.10; Karlgren:AD1109,GSR325b; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:2.1516.8; Mathews:6858; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:503.05; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:225.1.02; EDOC:1
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