Definitions
extending all the way across; running all the way through
Etymology
Originally written the same as 回 (return). Later lines were added above and below to distinguish the two characters.
About
The character "亘", with its traditional form "亙", originates from the concept of extension or spanning, as seen in its composition where "二" represents two endpoints and "舟" indicates movement between them. The simplified form "亘" alters this structure to "日" enclosed between horizontal lines. Initially denoting physical or temporal extension, its meaning shifted toward abstract notions of perpetuity, often appearing in literary compounds such as "亘古" to convey ideas of enduring time.
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这个故事亘古流传。
他的爱亘古不变。
那段历史横亘在两国之间。
一条大河亘穿这片平原。
亘古的谜题等待解答。
连绵的山脉亘在其边境。
这种精神亘贯了整个民族的发展史。
那些古老的传说似乎亘久地萦绕在这片土地上。