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hòu

a type of container

Pictograph of a container with a large mouth and narrow neck that is used to hold salt.

Evolution

𣆪 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
𣆪 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
𣆪 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
𣆪 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

𣆪  

hòu

a type of container

Component uses

Iconic component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Miscellaneous

Strokes

10

Unicode

U+231AA

Shuowen

“,厚也,从反亯。”
Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.457



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