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Chinese Character Etymology

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Character Formation
Definition gate, door, entrance, opening
Formation
Method
  1. (象形) Pictographic. Picture of a door with two panels.
Simplification
Method
Simplified form is . Created as generic character simplification #77 ( » ) via usage of grass script form of character.
Character Decomposition
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This character is also a phonetic component, i.e., it supplies the pronunciation part of characters that consist of a phonetic and a signific component.
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E.g.: 中文

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