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1429
L1
赦
SHA
forgiveness
11 strokes
YŌSHAforgiveness
SHAMENclemency
ONSHA amnesty
Bronze ; seal . Has /112 ‘hit (with whip/
stick)’, and 48 (‘red’) as phonetic with associated
sense ‘cast aside’, giving ‘cast aside the idea
of whipping someone for their crime’, i.e. ‘pardon,
forgive’. MS1995:v2:1252-3; OT1968:440.
Mnemonic: BEATEN TILL RED, THEN SHOW
FORGIVENESS
1430
L1
斜
SHA, naname
slant, diagonal
11 strokes
SHAMENgradient, slope
SHAHŌKEIrhombus
nanametsugi miter joint
1431
煮
SHA, niru/eru/yasu
boil, cook
L1
12 strokes
SHAFUTSUboiling
namanieundercooked
nitaterubring to boil
Seal ; a late graph (Shuowen). Has 1766
‘ladle, unit of measure’, and 820 (‘ample’) as
phonetic with associated sense ‘scoop up’, giving
‘ladle out (water)’; the sense ‘slanting’ is a loan
usage. KJ1970:4-5; OT1968:449; GY2008:1282.
Mnemonic: DIAGONAL GIVES AMPLEST
MEASURE
Seal ( 䰞 ) . Seal shape is treated in Shuowen as
an old form with lower element meaning ‘(type
of) cauldron’, and upper element as phonetic
with associated sense ‘cook slowly in liquid’,
giving overall sense ‘cook slowly in liquid’. Later
this complex graph was modified by retaining
as phonetic and adding 8 ‘fire’ in its
variant form , giving ; we find examples
of in clerical script onwards. DJ2009:v1:240;
KJ1970:492-3; MS1995:v2:1482-3; SK1984:469;
OT1968:620.
Mnemonic: PERSON BOILS SOMETHING OVER
FIRE
1432
遮
SHA, saegiru
obstruct, interrupt
L1
14 strokes
SHAKŌMAKUa shade
SHANIMUNIrecklessly
SHADANKIcrossing-gate
Seal ; late graph (Shuowen). Has 85
‘go, move’, and 1480 (‘multitude, variety’)
as phonetic with associated sense ‘obstruct,
prevent’, giving ‘obstruct movement’, then
generalized back to just ‘obstruct, prevent’.
OT1968:1011; GY2008:1745.
Mnemonic: VARIOUS THINGS CAN OBSTRUCT
MOVEMENT
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