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茍
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to be circumspect

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
jí
Pictograph of a Qiang person kneeling down in respect. The 口 (mouth) component was added later since Qiang people were seen as slaves by the Shang people in ancient China. Original form of 敬.
Components
羊 sheep+ 卩 person kneeling+ 口 mouth =
茍 to be circumspect
羊
羊 Iconic component
yáng sheep
sheep, goat
Depicts an ornament resembling sheep horns. Alludes to the Qiang people's shepherd lifestyle.
卩
卩 Iconic component
jié person kneeling
seal
Depicts a kneeling person.
口
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Notes
Similar Characters
咩 the bleating of sheep叩 ask令 orders呪 damn咒 curse祝 wish well辟 law (simp)佯 feign养 rear (simp)庠 village school徉 wonder恙 sickness样 form (simp)氧 oxygen洋 ocean烊 smelt痒 itch (simp)祥 propitious羌 Qiang nationality羕 eternal
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Bronze
Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
茍
Regular
Modern
Chinese
茍 [jí]
urgent
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