Dong Chinese dictionary

yè

profession

Original meaning:

attack

Simplified character from the top 5 strokes of the traditional 業. Depicts a person (大) carrying a weapon (丵). Based on the original meaning "attack". The meaning later shifted to "expand territory" and "develop business".

Components

丵 Simplified Remnant component

zhuó

chisel

Shorthand for the 丵 component. Depicts a chisel-shaped weapon.

大 Deleted component

dà, dài

big

Depicts a person.

Evolution

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

业 (業)

yè

profession, business, trade; line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already

业 (業)

Yè

surname Ye

Most common words with 业