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ment in bronze stage equivalents of 昜 is
taken in one view to be 66 ‘sun’; Katō
considers the lower elements to be 丂 130
(‘floating aquatic plant’, q.v.) as phonetic
with associated sense ‘rise’, together with
彡 115 ‘feathers, colored feathers’, the latter
representing colored (reflected) rays of the
sun. According to Katō, the overall meaning
then becomes ‘colors/brilliance of the risen
morning sun’; ‘rise up’ is an extended sense.
Another analysis takes the top part of as
‘jade disc/precious stone on a stand’, with
rays of reflected light (Shirakawa), leading to
‘raise up (as an offering)’. The meaning ‘fry’ is
probably loan usage, though it may possibly
relate to raising some food item from a vat,
which would suggest an extended meaning.
MS1995:v1:558-9,618-9; KJ1970:877-8;
SS1984:846,849.
Mnemonic: HAND RAISED TO RISING SUN
MAY GET FRIED
2052
L1
揺
YŌ, yuru/reru/ragu
shake, swing, rock
12 strokes
DŌYŌshaking
yuri-isurocking chair
yuredomestabiliser
Seal ; a late graph (Shuowen); traditional
. Consists of / 34 ‘hand’, with 䍃 (CO,
‘bake pottery/earthenware’; see Note below)
as phonetic with associated sense taken as i]
‘move without stopping’ (Katō), or ii] ‘shake’
(Tōdō), or iii] ‘supple, pliant’ (Ogawa), giving
overall meaning ‘shake, sway’. Note: 䍃
consists of , originally meaning ‘earthenware
vessel’ 1141 (here in 2052 taken as
representative of pottery/earthenware), with
() 209 ‘meat, flesh’ as phonetic with
associated sense ‘bake [tiles etc.]’ (Katō; Gu is
in broad agreement). The modern form has
a simplification to the upper right element.
KJ1970:83-4; TA1965:195-6; OT1968:424;
GY2008:1089-90. We suggest taking 1739
‘reaching hand, claw’, and 1141 as ‘can’.
Mnemonic: SHAKING HANDS REACH FOR
CAN – TOO MUCH SWINGING AND ROCKING!
2053
溶
YŌ, tokeru/kasu
melt, dissolve
L2
13 strokes
YŌEKI(liquid) solution
YŌKAImelt, dissolve
tokeaumelt together
Seal ; a late graph (Shuowen). Consists of
water’ 42, with 822 (‘contain; appearance’)
as phonetic with associated sense
taken as i] ‘vigorous/extensive’, giving ‘pour
water into container up to the brim’ (Katō),
or ii] ‘well up’, giving ‘current/force of water
is strong’ (Ogawa). The senses ‘melt’ and
‘dissolve’ appear to represent loan usage
resulting from earlier interchangeability
between with ‘melt’ and ‘smelt/
melt’ (both NJK) (Ogawa, Katō). OT1968:602;
KJ1970:888. We suggest taking as 30
‘roof, house’ and 135 ‘valley’.
Mnemonic: HOUSE DISSOLVES IN VALLEY
FULL OF WATER
The Remaining 1130 Characters 615