厓
Meanings
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- 1.old form of 崖 (cliff) and 涯 (bank)
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Wiktionary
- 1.waterside
- 2.boundary
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ŋreː): semantic 厂 (“cliff”) + phonetic 圭 (OC *kʷeː) to represent a cliff and the waterside. Originally, the phonetic component is not related to the concept of earth (土) since in its original form it represents a pair of ritual axes perhaps made of jade 士. Hence, the link to the concept of earth in this character and 街 either comes from folk etymology or its appearance in the Small Seal script.
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Stroke order
Components
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