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Variants

Phonetic

Semantic

Apparent
   匕  矢 子 止  ⿰⿱匕矢⿱龴疋
Mandarin
yi2, ning2, ni3, yi4, ni4
English
Definitions
to suspect; to doubt; to misbelieve; imbecile; question; sentimental
Etymology
Notes
Originally a man 大 standing with mouth 口 turned to the side (compare 旡) and holding a walking stick (compare 老) – this is the left side of the modern character: meant to stand; intermediate forms changed the stick to 牛 – later forms to 子; the foot 止 on bottom left is a remnant of walk radical 辵 apparently part of this character at one time