Definitions

yùn indignant; feel hurt

Etymology phono-semantic

heart

Semantic: Phonetic:

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is the simplified version of the traditional . It belongs to the phono-semantic category: the left side is the semantic radical , a variant of 'heart', signaling that the character's meaning lies in the domain of emotions or inner states. The right side in the simplified form is , which replaces the traditional phonetic 𥁕; both provide the sound yùn. Semantically, conveys a sense of indignation, hidden resentment, or suppressed anger, an emotion that simmers internally rather than being openly vented.

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Bronze Mid Spring and Autumn (~600 BC)
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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
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