Zi:该

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(F​) [gāi] should (​该 yīnggāi); (​) this/that, the aforementioned; cf. ​

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The Shuōwén Seal form of 该/​ gāi ‘martial/military prohibitions/rules (of conduct/readiness/engagement)’ combines ​/​ (yán) ‘direct speech’ (commands), and ​ hài/jiē (phonosemantic); prohibitions/rules governing/enforcing discipline among the troops (what soldiers are allowed to do, what they should/not do).
    Compare: ​ gāi ‘carved talisman (of jade/metal/peach-wood)’; ​ kè ‘carve/engrave’.
    Compare: ​ hài ‘worry/anxiety/distress’; ​/​ hài ‘skittish, (easily) startled horse’.
    Compare: 该/​ gāi ← MC /kəi/; ​(​𢌵) jiè ‘prevent/guard/warn’ ← MC /keis/; ​ hài ← MC /ɣəis/ (SBGY).
►references: Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:6.3971.1; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:096.1.07
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