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word-family meaning ‘be overturned, collapse’,
making ‘troublesome’ an extended
sense. OT1968:1102; KJ1970:790-91;
TA1965:662-4.
Mnemonic: HEAD BEING ON FIRE IS
ANNOYING AND A SIGN OF TROUBLE
1872
L1
頒
HAN, wakatsu
divide, distribute
13 strokes
HANPUdistribution
HANKŌdistribution
HANPAKUgraying hair
Seal ; a late graph (Shuowen). It consists of
103 ‘head’, combined with 218 (‘divide’)
as a phonetic with an associated sense ‘fat,
swollen’, thus giving the original meaning
‘large head’. ‘Divide, distribute’ are loan uses.
KJ1970:790; OT1968:1103; TA1965:730-32.
We suggest taking ‘head’ as ‘mind’ for one
mnemonic, and the literal collection of heads
after a battle for another mnemonic. (In the
early days of the samurai, heads were indeed
seen as trophies, so the more heads one could
take the greater one’s reputation. However,
the heads were supposed to be cut off a living
adversary, but many warriors took the easy way
and decapitated corpses. Presently sophisticated
techniques were put in place to establish
whether the head was cut off a living person
or a corpse, and in the latter case it was seen as
shameful.)
Mnemonic: DIVIDED MIND
Or (post battle): DIVIDE UP HEADS AND
DISTRIBUTE THEM
1873
範
HAN
model, norm, limit
L1
15 strokes
MOHANmodel
KIHANstandard, norm
HAN’INAIwithin limits
Seal ; a late graph (Shuowen). Consists
of 33 ‘vehicle’, combined with (CO,
‘law, pattern’; see Note below) in an abbreviated
form as phonetic with associated
sense taken either as i] ‘cook ritual meat’,
giving ‘conduct meat-cooking ritual to
purify vehicle’ (Katō), or ii] ‘violate’, giving
‘as purificatory act run over dog and smear
vehicle wheels with blood’ (Ogawa); Tōdō
also favors the latter overall meaning. This
ritual was probably performed when setting
out on an important trip or mission. While
the original meaning for noted here may
seem bizarre from a modern perspective,
we should bear in mind that superstition
was a very powerful force in ancient times
and indeed until the beginnings of modern
science started to dispel persistent beliefs
held regarding the supernatural. ‘Framework,
model’ and related meanings are loan
use for . Note: the meaning ‘law, pattern’
for is noted in Shuowen. This appears
to be an extended sense deriving from an
original meaning ‘bamboo writing tablet’.
DJ2009:v2:379; KJ1970:789; OT1968:986;
TA1965:868-71. We suggest taking the lower
right element as slumped person.
Mnemonic: PERSON SLUMPED BESIDE
BAMBOO MODEL OF VEHICLE – OVER THE LIMIT!
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