𬝧
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Translingual
[edit]Han character
[edit]𬝧 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+11 in traditional Chinese, 艸+10 in simplified Chinese, 14 strokes in traditional Chinese, 13 strokes in simplified Chinese, composition ⿴茻⿱亼方 or ⿳艹⿱亼方廾)
References
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Glyph origin
[edit]| Western Zhou |
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The modern form is almost solely intended to transcribe the ancient character shown in the image. Various transcriptions can be found, sometimes with 八 replacing the component 亼 (cf. 今, which contained this component historically). The bottom component, originally 艸 (“grass”) duplicating the top component, may be modernised as 廾, though some may omit it.
Pronunciation
[edit]Unclear. It is probable that 方 (OC *paŋ, *baŋ) was the intended phonetic component. The character has been romanized as "Pang" in the literature, and a comparison with a place attested as 方 in the Classic of Poetry has been made.[1]
Definitions
[edit]𬝧
- (historical) Pang (a place near 鎬 or Hào, one of the central localities of the Western Zhou state)
Usage notes
[edit]Exclusively used in faithful transcriptions of historical writing.