<p>「龺」 is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_script" rel="nofollow noreferrer">regular script</a> shape that appears multiple times by coincidence. There is not really a &quot;glyph origin of 「龺」&quot; to speak of:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>「倝」 (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstructions_of_Old_Chinese#Baxter%E2%80%93Sagart_(2014)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Baxter-Sagart OC</a>: <strong>/*[k]ˤar-s/</strong>, <em>sunrise</em>) is comprised of semantic <a href="https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=6328" rel="nofollow noreferrer">「昜」</a> (<em>bright</em>) and phonetic <a href="https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=35898" rel="nofollow noreferrer">「㫃」</a> (<strong>/*qarʔ/</strong>).</p>
<p><kbd><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warring_States_period" rel="nofollow noreferrer">戰國</a>・<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jin_(Chinese_state)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">晉</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_bronze_inscriptions" rel="nofollow noreferrer">金</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/BHHGm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/BHHGm.png" alt="倝" /></a><br>羌鐘<br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.net/yzjwjc/?bh=158&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">集成158</a></kbd></p>
<p>This form is an illustrative structure for 「倝」. There is no individual component like 「龺」; the thing that looks like 「早」 in 「倝」 is a graphical corruption of 「昜」, and the thing that looks like 「十」 (<em>shape of a flagpole</em>) and 「人」 (<em>shape of a flag or banner</em>) forms the picture that 「㫃」 represents.</p>
<p>「倝」 is a very common phonetic component, such as in 「翰」, 「乾」， and 「幹」. It is also a phonetic component in 「韓」 (originally 「」), but here, the flag banner shape was left out.</p>
</li>
<li><p>「朝」 (<em>morning</em>) is a picture of a <em>(rising) sun</em> <a href="https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=136" rel="nofollow noreferrer">「日」</a> side-by-side with a <em>(setting) moon</em> <a href="https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=138" rel="nofollow noreferrer">「月」</a> among <em>plants and trees</em> (multiple <a href="https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=5413" rel="nofollow noreferrer">「屮」</a> or <a href="https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=139" rel="nofollow noreferrer">「木」</a>).</p>
<p><kbd><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty" rel="nofollow noreferrer">商</a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bone_script" rel="nofollow noreferrer">甲</a><br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/6vYxy.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/6vYxy.png" alt="朝" /></a><br><a href="https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference" rel="nofollow noreferrer">後</a>2.3.8<br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.net/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&amp;bh=33130&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">合集33130</a></kbd><kbd>商<br>甲<br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/fggTG.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/fggTG.png" alt="朝" /></a><br><a href="https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference" rel="nofollow noreferrer">佚</a>292<br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.net/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&amp;bh=29092&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">合集29092</a></kbd></p>
<p>「龺」 is not an individual component here, but rather an arbitrary grouping of 「日」 and the <em>plants and trees</em> (abbreviated into 「十十」).</p>
</li>
<li><p>The <a href="https://dict.variants.moe.edu.tw/variants/rbt/word_attribute.rbt?quote_code=QTAwNDM5#13" rel="nofollow noreferrer">&quot;variant of 「卓」&quot;</a> is just a very rare shape change. 「卓」 is a picture of a <em>child</em> <a href="https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/jinwen?kaiOrder=45" rel="nofollow noreferrer">「子」</a> with a tag on the child's head.</p>
<p><kbd><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhou" rel="nofollow noreferrer">西周</a><br>金<br><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/TaC8k.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/TaC8k.png" alt="卓" /></a><br>九年衛鼎<br><a href="http://www.guoxuedashi.net/yzjwjc/?bh=2831&amp;jgwfl=" rel="nofollow noreferrer">集成2831</a></kbd></p>
<p>「子」 was later corrupted into 「早」, and in 「」, the tag is written as 「十」.</p>
</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>References</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li>季旭昇《說文新證》</li>
</ul>

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<p>Recently after I've happened to come across the component 倝 (gàn; sunrise, dawn) (<strong>Baxter-Sagart OC</strong>: *[k]ˤar-s),  I was curious about the left component, or 龺, since I've also seen this component in other characters such as 朝 (cháo; dynasty/zhāo; morning) (<strong>Baxter-Sagart OC</strong>: *m-taw or *taw) and 翰 (hàn; writing brush, pen, pencil) (<strong>Baxter-Sagart OC</strong>: *[g]ˤar, *[g]ˤar-s or *m-kˤar-s).</p>
<p>However though when looking up the origin for this component, I came across three possible explanations.</p>
<p>The ones being are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Pictograph of the sun (日) rising through the grass (originally either two or four 屮 components, now written as two 十 components).</li>
<li>Abbreviation of 倝.</li>
<li>Variation of 卓.</li>
</ul>
<p>I think I understand that 龺 is not, in terms of etymology, related to 卓 since im assuming it is grouped that way since 卓 looks similar to 龺.</p>
<p>So maybe if I can get some clarification here, what is the true glyph origin for the component 龺? Is this component just an abbreviation of 倝 or is this a pictograph character?</p>
<p>(Also just a note, I've added the Baxter-Sagart old Chinese pronunciations just to see if any characters with that exact component is related at all to each other and looks like both 朝 and 翰 seem to not be related at all. However though both 倝 and 翰 seem to share similar pronunciations. I'm still a bit confused though on the usage of the component here.)</p>

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Glyph origin of component 龺?
# Glyph origin of component 龺?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-10-14)

Recently after I've happened to come across the component 倝 (gàn; sunrise, dawn) (**Baxter-Sagart OC**: \*[k]ˤar-s), I was curious about the left component, or 龺, since I've also seen this component in other characters such as 朝 (cháo; dynasty/zhāo; morning) (**Baxter-Sagart OC**: \*m-taw or \*taw) and 翰 (hàn; writing brush, pen, pencil) (**Baxter-Sagart OC**: \*[g]ˤar, \*[g]ˤar-s or \*m-kˤar-s).

However though when looking up the origin for this component, I came across three possible explanations.

The ones being are:

* Pictograph of the sun (日) rising through the grass (originally either two or four 屮 components, now written as two 十 components).
* Abbreviation of 倝.
* Variation of 卓.

I think I understand that 龺 is not, in terms of etymology, related to 卓 since im assuming it is grouped that way since 卓 looks similar to 龺.

So maybe if I can get some clarification here, what is the true glyph origin for the component 龺? Is this component just an abbreviation of 倝 or is this a pictograph character?

(Also just a note, I've added the Baxter-Sagart old Chinese pronunciations just to see if any characters with that exact component is related at all to each other and looks like both 朝 and 翰 seem to not be related at all. However though both 倝 and 翰 seem to share similar pronunciations. I'm still a bit confused though on the usage of the component here.)

**Tags:** characters, glyph-origin


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-10-14. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

「龺」 is a [regular script](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_script) shape that appears multiple times by coincidence. There is not really a "glyph origin of 「龺」" to speak of:

* 「倝」 ([Baxter-Sagart OC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstructions_of_Old_Chinese#Baxter%E2%80%93Sagart_(2014)): **/\*[k]ˤar-s/**, *sunrise*) is comprised of semantic [「昜」](https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=6328) (*bright*) and phonetic [「㫃」](https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=35898) (**/\*qarʔ/**).

  `戰國・晉  
  金  
  ![倝](https://i.sstatic.net/BHHGm.png)  
  羌鐘  
  集成158`

  This form is an illustrative structure for 「倝」. There is no individual component like 「龺」; the thing that looks like 「早」 in 「倝」 is a graphical corruption of 「昜」, and the thing that looks like 「十」 (*shape of a flagpole*) and 「人」 (*shape of a flag or banner*) forms the picture that 「㫃」 represents.

  「倝」 is a very common phonetic component, such as in 「翰」, 「乾」， and 「幹」. It is also a phonetic component in 「韓」 (originally 「」), but here, the flag banner shape was left out.
* 「朝」 (*morning*) is a picture of a *(rising) sun* [「日」](https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=136) side-by-side with a *(setting) moon* [「月」](https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=138) among *plants and trees* (multiple [「屮」](https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=5413) or [「木」](https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian?kaiOrder=139)).

  `商  
  甲  
  ![朝](https://i.sstatic.net/6vYxy.png)  
  後2.3.8  
  合集33130``商  
  甲  
  ![朝](https://i.sstatic.net/fggTG.png)  
  佚292  
  合集29092`

  「龺」 is not an individual component here, but rather an arbitrary grouping of 「日」 and the *plants and trees* (abbreviated into 「十十」).
* The ["variant of 「卓」"](https://dict.variants.moe.edu.tw/variants/rbt/word_attribute.rbt?quote_code=QTAwNDM5#13) is just a very rare shape change. 「卓」 is a picture of a *child* [「子」](https://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/jinwen?kaiOrder=45) with a tag on the child's head.

  `西周  
  金  
  ![卓](https://i.sstatic.net/TaC8k.png)  
  九年衛鼎  
  集成2831`

  「子」 was later corrupted into 「早」, and in 「」, the tag is written as 「十」.

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**References**:

* 季旭昇《說文新證》


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