Radical ⽰ (113)

示¹

{祇} *ɡe “earth spirit”

A differentiated form of 主 (depiction of an ancestral tablet).

• 方稚松 2009 - 殷墟甲骨文五種記事刻辭研究
• 補骨脂 2025 - 重論“示”諧聲域——從清華簡《胥馬》“⿰骨旨”字說起
• 季旭昇 2014 - 說文新證 [2nd ed.] (48-49)

示²

{示} *giᶜ ~ *dźiᶜ “to show”

Shortened form of 視. The modern pronunciation is based on a dialectal Han pronunciation which underwent palatalization.

• 補骨脂 2025 - 重論“示”諧聲域——從清華簡《胥馬》“⿰骨旨”字說起

{祝} *tuk “prayer”

Initially depiction of a praying person (> 兄). Later 主/示 SPIRIT was added.

• 沈培 2007 - 說古文字裏的“祝”及相關之字
• 謝明文 2018 - 說夙及其相關之字