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to seek; to look for; to search; ancient; fathom |
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To work 工 with the hands 又 寸 while asking 口 questions |
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Archaic form shows two hands 又 measuring a surface 丨; later mouth 口 and work 工 were added perhaps to indicate effort required in gaining an accurate measurement; bottom hand changed to 寸; maybe the meaning of seek comes from seeking a measurement; character at one time included 彡 (probably a remnant of the wall being measured) which shuowen considered phonetic |
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