橐

tuó

Rank #4560

Definitions

tuó sack; tube open at both ends; (onom.) footsteps

Etymology

Pictograph of a bag with both ends tied. Similar in origin to 東 and 束. 石 represents the sound. As a component in other characters, 石 is almost always omitted.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Related Characters

Component: 䂞

Component: 一

Component: 中

Components

䂞一中冖