lǚ
trip
Original meaning:
army campaign
Depicts two soldiers marching beneath a flag. The original meaning was "army campaign", but later shifted to "travel".
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Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
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Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)
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