Character Contained In References Comments
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   traditional formhandwritten form

Variants

Phonetic

Semantic

Apparent
 𡢗   4005-5  ⿱覀
Mandarin
yao4, yao1, yao3
English
Definitions
coerce; demand; to ask; important; to want; request; to be going to; must; vital; will; essential; necessary; necessity
Etymology
Notes
That which is below the bust 4005-5 of a woman : the waist; sometimes silk is included in this character perhaps to show the thinness of the waist; the original character is now and this one mostly carries a borrowed meaning