scherzo Posted March 22, 2022 at 08:05 AM Report Share Posted March 22, 2022 at 08:05 AM 1. What semantic notion underlies them — mayhap some sewing technique? But I am wholly ignorant of sewing. I have never sewn in my life! 2. CUHK's English meanings befuddle me, because give is the opposite of receive. Outlier Dictionary asseverates the original meaning as “the appearance of moist silk, i.e., what moist silk looks like.” Axel Schuessler, ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese (2007), p 446. 汉字源流字典 by 谷衍奎编 (2010), pp 537-8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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