南 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jiajie (假借): The oracle-bone form depicts a lidded 同 (tóng, “tube; cylindrical vessel”) Some forms contain strokes inside the vessel, probably representing its contents In Western Zhou bronze inscriptions, the 同 (tóng) element changed into 用 (yòng) One proposal identifies this graph as the original character of 醓 (chuò) (“meat sauce; minced meat preserved in brine
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