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甬
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river

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Yǒng, tǒng, yǒng
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Originally depicted a bell. The lower part of the character was later reanalyzed as 用. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
◎ characterless component+ 用 utilize =
甬 river
◎ Iconic component
characterless component
Depicts a bell handle.
用 Phonetic component
yòng utilize
use, employ, apply, operate
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Notes
Similar Characters
丟 mislay (trad)丢 discard (simp)丹 cinnabar red丽 magnificent (simp)乎 ooh!乱 chaos (jp)乳 breast亂 chaos (trad)争 contend (jp)事 matter云 utter (simp)亟 immediately亡 deceased亦 likewise介 introduce以 by means of侯 marquis備 prepare (trad/jp)克 overcome兜 pocket
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
甬
Regular
Modern
Chinese
甬 [Yǒng]
the Yongjiang river 甬江[Yǒng​jiāng] through Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Níng​bō]; abbr. for Ningbo
甬 [tǒng]
variant of 桶[tǒng], bucket; (classifier) cubic dry measure (5 pecks 五斗, approx half-liter)
甬 [yǒng]
path screened by walls on both sides
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
甬道 [yǒng​dào] #43,539
walled-in path
甬江 [Yǒng​jiāng]
the Yongjiang river through Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Níng​bō]
甬路 [yǒng​lù]
paved path