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consisting in one view of 1739 ‘claw’, but here, as sometimes, ‘hand’ over ‘grain plant’, giving ‘pick/gather ears of grain’. In a divergent view, though, this is combined with not ‘hand/claw’ but (CO; an abbreviated form of ‘blossoms hanging from tree/shrub’ [originally a pictograph]; see Note below), possibly itself in abbreviated shape here, as phonetic with associated sense ‘hang down’, giving ‘ears of grain hang down’ (Katō). While the entry heading in Shuowen has seal form A above ( ), it also notes the alternative form with plus 1259 (traditional form of ‘bless, favor’) as phonetic; ‘hang down’ 1566 L1 随 ZUI follow 12 strokes ZUIHITSUrandom notes ZUIKŌINattendant ZUIBUNconsiderably Seal ; late graph (Shuowen); traditional form: . Has 85 ‘walk, go’, and (CO ‘shredded sacrificial meat’) as phonetic with associated 1567 髄 ZUI marrow L1 19 strokes SHINZUIessence NŌZUIbrain KOTSUZUIbone marrow Seal (

1569 崇 SŪ, agameru lofty, noble, revere L1 11 strokes SŪHAIworship SŪKŌ nasublime, lofty SŪKEIreverence Seal ; a late graph (Shuowen). Has 26 ‘mountain’, and 899 (‘religion’) as phonetic with associated sense taken in one view as ‘come together, gather’ or ‘pile up’, giving ‘mountains come together and pile up’ (Katō). Alternatively, here is taken by Ogawa as meaning ‘admired’, giving ‘most admired high mountain’. Either way, by extension ‘look up high to, revere’. KJ1970:644; OT1968:305; AS2007:363. Mnemonic: RELIGIOUSLY REVERE LOFTY MOUNTAIN 1570 据 sueru/waru, KYO set, (set in) place, work L1 11 strokes sueokuleave as is misuerugaze, stare KIKKYOhard work Seal ; a late graph (Shuowen). Consists of / 64 ‘hand’, with 678 (‘reside, be’) as phonetic with associated sense taken either as i] ‘bent’, giving ‘hand shrinks/becomes stiff’ (Ogawa), or ii] ‘injury’, to give – in similar vein – ‘hand injury’ (Shirakawa) (Gu says ‘hand disease’). By contrast, Katō sees the main meaning (in Japanese only) as ‘hands being busy in a work context’, leading to a variety of extended meanings, such as ‘place down’, ‘set’, and ‘work’. In all cases, hands and their activities are core. OT1968:417; SS1984:181; GY2008:1224; KJ1985:263. Mnemonic: HAND IS IN SET PLACE 1571 杉 sugi A late, post-Shuowen graph. Has 73 ‘tree, cedar, cryptomeria wood’, and 115 (‘writing brush hairs’) as L1 7 strokes phonetic with associated sense taken as ‘needle’, giving ‘tree with needle-like leaves’, sugiayaherringbone and hence ‘cedar’ (Ogawa). Tōdō takes the sugigakicedar hedge associated sense as ‘many (needle-like leaves) suginamiki cedar avenue gathered together’, and so ‘cedar’, but this interpretation seems to be more speculative. OT1968:490; TA1965:811-14. Mnemonic: CEDAR IS TREE WITH HAIR-LIKE LEAVES 1572 裾 suso, KYO Seal ; a late graph (Shuowen). Has / skirt, hem, cuff 444 ‘garment’, and 678 (‘be, reside’) as phonetic with associated sense taken in one view L1 13 strokes as ‘cover what is beneath’, giving ‘(part of) yamasusofoot of mountain garment which covers from outside’ (Tōdō); susoMOYŌdesign on skirt as a hem or cuff presumably involves folding susoura hem lining the edge of fabric on the outside and fixing it onto the underside. This analysis therefore 466 The Remaining 1130 Characters

consisting in one view of 1739 ‘claw’, but<br />

here, as sometimes, ‘hand’ over ‘grain plant’,<br />

giving ‘pick/gather ears of grain’. In a divergent<br />

view, though, this is combined with<br />

not ‘hand/claw’ but (CO; an abbreviated<br />

form of ‘blossoms hanging from tree/shrub’<br />

[originally a pictograph]; see Note below),<br />

possibly itself in abbreviated shape here, as<br />

phonetic with associated sense ‘hang down’,<br />

giving ‘ears of grain hang down’ (Katō). While<br />

the entry heading in Shuowen has seal form<br />

A above ( ), it also notes the alternative<br />

form with plus 1259 (traditional form<br />

of ‘bless, favor’) as phonetic; ‘hang down’<br />

1566<br />

L1<br />

随<br />

ZUI<br />

follow<br />

12 strokes<br />

ZUIHITSUrandom notes<br />

ZUIKŌINattendant<br />

ZUIBUNconsiderably<br />

Seal ; late graph (Shuowen); traditional form:<br />

. Has 85 ‘walk, go’, and (CO ‘shredded<br />

sacrificial meat’) as phonetic with associated<br />

1567<br />

髄<br />

ZUI<br />

marrow<br />

L1<br />

19 strokes<br />

SHINZUIessence<br />

NŌZUIbrain<br />

KOTSUZUIbone marrow<br />

Seal (

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