jiōng
a desert
A plot of land 口 surrounded by a border 冂; 冂 also provides the pronunciation
Evolution
![冋 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC) 冋 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%86%8B_0.png)
Bronze script
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)![冋 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD) 冋 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E5%86%8B_4.png)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernComponent uses
Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 5 |
Unicode | U+518B |
Shuowen | “冂,邑外謂之郊,郊外謂之野,野外謂之林,林外謂之冂,象遠界也。冋,古文冂。从囗,象國邑。坰,冋或从土。” |
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