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Character
Contained In
References
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Simplified
Traditional
Ancient
forms
Archaic
forms
匘
Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
川
囟
匕
⿰
匕
⿱
巛
囟
Mandarin
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English
Definitions
the brain
Mnemonic
The hairy
川
head
囟
turned around
匕
(the inside)
Etymology
Notes
In this character river
川
is just a substitute for a pictograph of hair