Zi:还

还(F還) [hái] still, yet; also [huán] 归还 return, 偿还 pay/give back; (HDZ:) … [fú] (古音) 不/否、浮 [xuán] cf. 還

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The simple form 还 (7 strokes) is an old character, re-used as an abbrev. of the full-form character 還 (16 strokes), replacing the full-form component 睘 (13 strokes) with 不 (4 strokes).
    Note: In the simple form 还, the full-form component 睘 is abbrev. to a shape like 不 (rather like the last few strokes of 睘).
    The full-form character 還 is itself an abbrev. of older forms such as 𨘣 (18 strokes), replacing the old component 瞏 (15 strokes) with 睘 (13 strokes); the central part 土 (3 strokes) is replaced with one of its horizontal strokes 一 (1 stroke).
    The Shuōwén Seal form of 還(𨘣) huán ‘return’ (復) combines 辶(辵 chuò) ‘go’, and 睘(瞏) huán ‘look around/back in fear’ (phonosemantic).
    Compare: 环/環(𤪹) huán ‘ring’; 怀/懷 huái; 坏/壞 huài.
    Note: Formerly 还 fú (usage unclear; not in HDC), not a reading of 還.
    HDZ: 还 : fú : (古音) 不/否、浮 • huán : (俗字), (今) (简体) 還 • hái : (简体) 還
 ►references: Wieger:16l; Karlgren:AD102; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:6.3818.14; Mathews:2261; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:046.1.06; EDOC:0
►components: 不辶
►Cantonese: waahn\
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Unicode: U+8FD8
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