Definitions

to sell, esp. in strained circumstances

Etymology

Depicts porridge being made from rice () cooking in a steamy cooking vessel (). Based on the original meaning "porridge", now written as . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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