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983
L1
宝
HŌ, takara
treasure
8 strokes
HŌSEKIjewel
ZAIHŌriches
kodakaratreasured children
Bronze ; seal ; The traditional form has
30 ‘roof, dwelling’, (here, not ‘king’ 5 but as
abbreviation for 15 ‘jade’), with 10 ‘shell
(as currency)’, and 1141 (originally, pot with
lid; modern ‘can, tin’) as phonetic with associated
sense ‘store away’, giving ‘valuables stored
away under a roof’ and hence ‘treasure, precious’.
(Note there is an OBI equivalent, which
lacks the above phonetic component .) The
modern form uses ‘jade’ 15. QX2000:231-2;
MS1995:v1:390-91; YK1976:453.
Mnemonic: TREASURE HOUSE CONTAINS
JEWELS FULL TO THE ROOF
984
L3
訪
HŌ, otozureru, tazuneru
visit, inquire
11 strokes
HŌMONvisit
TANBŌinquiry
otozurevisit, arrival
Seal ; late graph (Shuowen). Has 118
‘words; speak’, and 223 (‘direction; person’)
as phonetic with associated sense ‘widely’,
giving ‘inquire/consult widely’; ‘visit’ is a loan
usage. TA1965:443; YK1976:454; AS2007:232.
Mnemonic: VISIT A PERSON TO INQUIRE
ABOUT WORDS SPOKEN
985
L3
亡
BŌ, MŌ, nai/kunaru
die, lose, escape
3 strokes
SHIBŌdeath
MŌJAthe deceased
BŌMEIexile
OBI ; seal . Typically analyzed as ‘person’
(in the modern graph, modified in shape to ),
and a second element which may represent
‘corner, wall’ (or similar), giving the overall sense
‘person hides/disappears/escapes’. ‘Lose, die’
may be seen as extended senses. YK1976:456;
OT1968:36; MS1995:v1:34-5.
Mnemonic: DEAD PERSON LOST IN A CORNER
986
忘
BŌ, wasureru
forget, leave behind
L3
7 strokes
BŌKYAKUforgetfulness
BŌONingratitude
wasuregachiforgetful
Bronze ; seal . Has 164 ‘heart, mind’,
and 985 ‘die, lose’ as semantic and phonetic,
meaning ‘(something) disappears from the
mind’, i.e. ‘forget’. KJ1970:771; MS1995:v1:498-9;
YK1976:456; OT1968:360.
Mnemonic: ‘DEAD IN ONE’S MIND’ MEANS
FORGETFULNESS
987
棒
BŌ
pole, bar, club
L3
12 strokes
SHINBŌaxle, shaft
BŌGURAFUbar graph
BŌbenilipstick
Seal ( 棓 ) . Shuowen has 棓 for this graph;
is a later (post-Shuowen) popular equivalent.
棓 comprises 73 ‘wood, tree’, and 咅 389
(CO ‘spit as sign of refusal’) as phonetic with
associated sense ‘big stick’, giving ‘big stick’.
Later 咅 was replaced by 1954 (‘offer’,
‘respect’). YK1976:458; KJ1970:759; OT1968:513;
SS1984:800. Suggest taking as ‘big’ 56,
as ‘two’ 65, and as club with two nails.
Mnemonic: RESPECT DOUBLY BIG WOODEN
CLUB WITH TWO NAILS THROUGH
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