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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
𡈼 廴 ⿺廴⿱丿土
Mandarin
ting2, ding4
English
Definitions
palace courtyard; court
Mnemonic
Go 廴 to court and stand in place 𡈼
Etymology
Notes
Originally from curve 1014-6; earth 土; and commanding person (part of 司): to command a corner of the earth; eventually earth 土 and person were combined to stand 𡈼 and curve 1014-6 was changed to go 廴