Zi:等
等 [děng] equal; class; wait; et cetera (etc.)
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From 竹 (zhú) ‘bamboo’ and 寺 sì ‘temple’.
竹 probably stands for 竹简 zhújiǎn, the bamboo strips which were used for writing on before the invention of paper. Hence, record keeping, order, classification; (belonging to the same class:) equal.
寺 sì ‘temple’ is part of 等 děng due to an etymological accident. An ancient word sounded similar to 寺 sì, so it was written 等, with 竹 signific and 寺 phonetic. That word disappeared, and the character 等 was borrowed to represent a synonym, now pronounced děng.
The meaning of 等 děng has been extended from “class, rank” to “await one’s turn, according to rank” (—Karlgren).
►references: Guǎngyùn:274.35,321.01; Karlgren:AD811,GSR961i'; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:5.2962.1; Mathews:6178; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:882.24; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:233.1.02
►components: 竹寺土寸
►Cantonese: dang/
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<comp char='寺' uni='5BFA' points='0,36 128,128' />
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</cdl>
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</cdl>
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</cdl>
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