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consisting in one view of 1739 ‘claw’, but
here, as sometimes, ‘hand’ over ‘grain plant’,
giving ‘pick/gather ears of grain’. In a divergent
view, though, this is combined with
not ‘hand/claw’ but (CO; an abbreviated
form of ‘blossoms hanging from tree/shrub’
[originally a pictograph]; see Note below),
possibly itself in abbreviated shape here, as
phonetic with associated sense ‘hang down’,
giving ‘ears of grain hang down’ (Katō). While
the entry heading in Shuowen has seal form
A above ( ), it also notes the alternative
form with plus 1259 (traditional form
of ‘bless, favor’) as phonetic; ‘hang down’
1566
L1
随
ZUI
follow
12 strokes
ZUIHITSUrandom notes
ZUIKŌINattendant
ZUIBUNconsiderably
Seal ; late graph (Shuowen); traditional form:
. Has 85 ‘walk, go’, and (CO ‘shredded
sacrificial meat’) as phonetic with associated
1567
髄
ZUI
marrow
L1
19 strokes
SHINZUIessence
NŌZUIbrain
KOTSUZUIbone marrow
Seal (