亘 - Dong Chinese dictionary

gèn, xuān

turn around, turn back

Originally written the same as 回 (return). Later lines were added above and below to distinguish the two characters.

Components

回 Iconic component

huí

return

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 回 than it was in ancient scripts.

èr

two

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

Modern

Definitions

gèn

extend across, through; from

xuān

turn around; turn back

gèn

extending all the way across; running all the way through

Most common words with 亘

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	亘古	throughout time
	亘	extending all the way across
	亘古不变	unalterable
	绵亘	to stretch in an unbroken chain (esp. of mountains)
	亘古未有	unprecedented

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 7 characters (1 verified)

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*[ɢ]ʷˤar	hwan	huán	turn around, turn back
*s-[q]ʷar	sjwen	xuān	turn around
swar (< s-[q]ʷar)	sjwen	xuān	阿會亘 ēhuìxuān: Skt. ābhāsvara ‘shining’ (E. Hàn)