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Character
Contained In
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Simplified
Traditional
Ancient
forms
Archaic
forms
Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
牠
虫
⿱
宀
匕
Mandarin
ta1, tuo1, te1
English
Definitions
it; other
Etymology
Notes
Pictograph: originally a foot
止
treading on a snake
虫
or
巳
; seal version resembles a cobra; original meaning was danger/harm/obstacle