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2003
又
mata
again
L1
2 strokes
mata waor
mata to naiunique
matagashisublease
OBI ; seal . Originated as pictograph
of right hand seen from one’s own perspective.
Also used at OBI stage by extension
for ‘right’ (later, 2 [q.v.]). In early times
often substituted by 920 (‘measure, inch’;
originally depicting ‘hand’ similar in shape to
2003 but with extra stroke underneath),
reflected in fluctuation between and
in early occurrences of a given graph (e.g.
seen in bronze forms for 316 ‘protect,
keep’). This historical practice means care
is needed when analyzing compound
graphs that include or as an element.
QX2000:76; AS2007:581-2; MS1995:v1:192-3;
MR2007:267; SK1984:141-2.
Mnemonic: SHOW ONE’S HAND AGAIN
2004
抹
MATSU
A late, post-Shuowen graph. Has 34 ‘hand’,
erase, rub, paint
with 615 (‘end, tip/top’ [of tree]) as phonetic
with associated sense taken as i] ‘erase’,
L1
8 strokes
giving ‘erase with the hand’ (Gu, Tōdō), or
MASSATSUerasure
ii] ‘rub’, giving ‘rub with the hand’ (Ogawa),
MATCHApowdered tea
or iii] ‘powder’ (for ink or paint, etc.), giving
ICHIMATSUa tinge
‘paint, smear’ (Shirakawa). GY2008:589;
TA1965:667-70; OT1968:410.
Mnemonic: HAND TRIES TO ERASE TREETOP
BY PAINTING OVER IT
2005
慢
MAN
lazy, rude, boastful
L1
14 strokes
JIMANvanity
TAIMANneglect
MANSEIchronic
Seal ; late graph (Shuowen). Has 164
‘heart, feelings’, with (NJK, ‘lengthen by
pulling by hand’; see Note below) as phonetic
with associated sense ‘grow, extend, become
2006
L1
漫
14
MAN, sozoro
random, diffuse
involuntary
strokes
MANGAmanga (comics)
SANMANdiffusion
sozorogotorambling words
loose’, giving ‘one’s feelings become loose/
undisciplined’; hence, extended senses such
as ‘lazy, rude, bragging’. Note: has 2003
‘hand’, with 1974 (‘headgear’) as phonetic
with associated sense ‘grow, extend’.
KJ1970:869; OT1968:386; MS1995:v1:632. Take
as ‘hand’ 2003, ‘eye’ 76 (sometimes
rotated from ), and ‘sun’ 66.
Mnemonic: FEEL LAZY AS HAND SHADES
EYES FROM SUN
Late, post-Shuowen graph. Listed in Yupian (6 th
century). Has 42 ‘water’, with (‘lengthen
by pulling by hand’; see 2005) as phonetic
with associated sense taken as i] ‘extend,
spread’, or ii] ‘push forward’. Either way,
original sense is basically the same, i.e. ‘water
spreads/pushes forward’; ‘random, diffuse’ are
extended senses. OT1968:605; KJ1970:869. As
with 2005, take as ‘hand’ 2003, ‘eye’ 76
(rotated from ), and ‘sun’ 66.
Mnemonic: HAND INVOLUNTARILY SHADES
EYES FROM WATERING IN DIFFUSE SUN
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