mǒu

private, selfish

A small circle depicting personal space or things revolving around oneself. Original form of .

Evolution

厶 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
厶 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
厶 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

private, secret; KangXi radical 28; old variant of [sī]

 

mǒu

old variant of [mǒu]

Component uses

Meaning component in 4 characters (1 verified)

Sound component in 2 characters (1 verified)

Iconic component in 1 character (0 verified)

Unknown component in 1 character (0 verified)

Distinguishing component in 1 character (1 verified)