𤔔 - Dong Chinese dictionary

to govern

Depicts two hands (爫, 又) organizing tangled threads. Original form of 亂.

Components

爫 Iconic component

zhǎo

hand, claw

爫 is a component form of 爪.

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Depicts tangled threadwork.

又 Iconic component

yòu

(hand), again

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

to govern

Miscellaneous

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