jù
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Pictograph of a tool for measuring right angles. Based on the original meaning "carpenter's square", now written as 矩. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Evolution
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 巨
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
huge | ||
huge | ||
giant | ||
(astronomy) giant star | ||
Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac) |
Component uses
Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)
Sources
季旭昇《說文新證》p.383
林志強《《文源》評注》p.271