phonetic map : 龟 gui
goulnik
December 05, 2008, 08:09 AM posted in General Discussion| gui | ||
| 龟 guī tortoise; turtle 海龟 hǎiguī n. green/sea turtle 龟卜 guībǔ divination by tortoise shells 龟甲 guījiǎ tortoise-shell; oracle bone |
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| jun | ||
| * 龟 jūn chap; chapped 龟裂 jūnliè to fissure (parched earth); chap (skin) |
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| qiu | ||
| * 龟 qiū . 龟兹 Qiūcí Kucha (ancient kindgom) |
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| jiu | ||
| 阄 jiū lot; ticket 抓阄 zhuājiū to draw lots |
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changye
December 06, 2008, 03:22 AMThe authentic character of "jun" (chap) is 皲 (jun, 军+皮), but not 龟. I guess that 龟 was used instead of 皲 probably because of carapace surface patterns, which look like "chap".