宓

fú, mì

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Definitions

fú variant of 伏[fú]

mì surname Mi

mì still; silent

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 必 represents the sound.

Semantic: 宀 Phonetic: 必

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 宀

Component: 必

Components

宀必