Glyph Origins

Radical ⼂ (3)

丸 (U+4E38)

Shang
(Shi-Bin)
Shang
(Bin)
Early
W.Zhou
QinHanTang
合14295合14294集10308關321河西.醫(1)7開石.毛詩16

{宛} *ʔʷa[r]ʔ “crooked” ♪→ {丸} *[w]ˤar “round”

Depiction of a bent person.

  • 鄔可晶 2021 - “丸”字續釋——從清華簡所見的一種“邍”字談起

之 (U+4E4B)

Shang
(Bin)
Shang
(Bin)
Shang
(Bin)
Middle
W.Zhou
Chunqiu
(Qin)
Zhanguo
(Qin)
QinQinQinW.HanE.HanNanbei
(N.Wei)
合12532正合7851正合6483正銘圖5213珍秦金46駰乙.正北.泰原北.泰原北.從政銀二1566張君碑元淑墓誌

{之} *tə “to go”

Either depiction of a foot () going from a starting point or ♪ *TƏ + differentiative line.

  • 黃德寬 (ed.) 2007 - 古文字譜系疏證 (99-101)

𠂂 (U+20082)

?{螽} *tuŋ “locust” / ?{終} *tuŋ “end” / ?{冬} *tˤuŋ “winter”

Unknown. Probably a shortened form of 𫜝 *TUŊ (depiction of a locust for {螽} *tuŋ “locust”). The modern form is based on a liding of the transmitted ancient form.

  • 羅睿晣 2025 - 釋甲骨文的「■」字——兼論「冬」字構形可能來源