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2063
拉
RA, RATSU, hishigu/ Seal ; late graph (Shuowen). Has 34
geru
‘hand’, with 77 (‘stand’) as phonetic with
L1
abduct, crush
associated sense taken as i] ‘press/push
8 strokes
against’, giving ‘break, crush’ (Ogawa), or ii]
‘lined up together’, giving ‘perform action
RATCHIabduction
with hands working together’ (Tōdō). It is
RATENGO*(old writing)Latin
RASsurudrag along, abduct
unclear whether ‘abduct’ is loan usage or
extended sense. OT1968:410; TA1965:804-6;
GY2008:597.
Mnemonic: CRUSHING HAND ABDUCTS
STANDING PERSON
2064
裸
RA, hadaka
Seal ( ) . Seal form has 444 ‘clothes’,
naked, bare
with (CO; ‘snail’) as phonetic with associated
sense ‘expose’ (Ogawa, Shirakawa), thus
L1
13 strokes
‘expose skin without garment’, i.e. ‘naked’.
RASHINnudity
Shuowen has CO as entry heading, but
SEKIRARAfrankness
goes on to note as an alternative form.
hadakaumabareback
Note: scholars differ regarding historical
fluctuation in the form of the phonetic element
in this graph and its interpretation. We
have taken the broader view. DJ2009:v2:681;
OT1968:907; GY2008:1667; SS1984:859;
KJ1970:75-6. Take modern form as 454
‘fruit, result’.
Mnemonic: PEEL OFF CLOTHES – LIKE SKIN
OFF FRUIT – AND END UP NAKED
2065
羅
RA
gauze, net, include
L1
19 strokes
RARETSUarranging
RATENGO (old writing)Latin
MŌRATEKIcomprehensive
OBI ; seal . The OBI form has /
570 ‘net’ combined with 324 ‘bird’, giving
‘catch bird in net’. The seal form adds 29
‘thread’ (sometimes also ‘cord’). ‘Bird net’ and
‘gauze (especially silk gauze)’ are extended
senses, and so too is ‘include’. Note also that
2065, like 2063, can be used to indicate
Latin. GY2008:635; MR2007:376; SS1984:860;
MS1995:v2:1036-7; AS2007:370. We suggest
taking the elements as they stand, namely
‘net’, ‘thread/cord’, and ‘bird’. As an
alternative, take as ‘eye’ 76.
Mnemonic: BIRD-NET OF GAUZE THREAD
Or: KEEP AN EYE ON THE GAUZE THREADS
OF THE BIRD-NET
The Remaining 1130 Characters 619