Zi:劳
劳(F勞) [láo] work/labor (劳动); tired/fatigued (疲劳); bother/trouble sb. (劳驾) [lào] [liáo] cf. 勞
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The simple-form character 劳 (7 strokes) is an abbrev. of the full-form character 勞 (12 strokes), replacing the upper full-form part 𤇾 (10 strokes) with 𫇦 (5 strokes).
The Shuōwén Seal form of 劳/勞 láo ‘strenuous toil (hard work)’ combines 荧/熒 yíng ‘fire/light shining forth from in a dwelling (at night)’ (abbrev. to 𫇦/𤇾), and 力 lì ‘strength’: the fire burning strongly/fiercely rages out of control (the house is on fire, work hard to put it out); formerly also wr. 𠣁, with 米(釆) as in 劵(𠢏) juàn (倦劳 juànláo ‘tired/weary’, 疲倦劳累); in received SW editions (XK,XX) the old form 𠣁 is wr. 𢥒, with 悉; later also wr. 憥/憦.
Note: 力(𠠲) lì ‘strength’ is the closest thing to a phonetic in 劳/勞 láo, but OC reconstructions differ.
Compare: 劳/勞 láo ← MC /lɑu/lɑus/; 唠/嘮 chāo ← MC /ʈhau/; 犖 luò ← MC /lok/; 力(𠠲) lì ← MC /ljik/ (SBGY).
Compare: 㔹 lè, 勒 lēi/lè, 𤨙 lè, 肋 lèi/lē, 朸 lì, 扐 lè/lì, 阞 lè, 泐 lè.
“[勞] To 力 toil at the lamp's light, during night...” —Wieger.
Compare: 营/營 yíng, 荣/榮 róng, …
►references: Wieger:126f; Karlgren:AD516; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:1.368.1; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:044.1.06; EDOC:0
►components: 𫇦力荧艹冖
►Cantonese: louh\
<cdl char='劳' uni='52B3'>
<comp char='𫇦' uni='2B1E6' points='0,0 128,68' />
<comp char='力' uni='529B' points='5,57 102,128' />
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</cdl>
<cdl char='𫇦' uni='2B1E6' points='0,0 128,74'>
<comp char='艹' uni='8279' points='4,0 124,58' />
<comp char='冖' uni='5196' points='0,66 128,128' />
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</cdl>
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<stroke type='s' points='88,0 88,128' />
</cdl>
<cdl char='冖' uni='5196' points='0,16 128,56'>
<stroke type='d' points='14,0 0,128' />
<stroke type='hg' points='13,24 128,24 114,124' head='cut' />
</cdl>
<cdl char='力' uni='529B' points='4,0 124,128'>
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<stroke type='wp' points='66,0 0,128' tail='long' />
</cdl>
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