phonetic map : 丘 qiu
goulnik
December 24, 2008, 05:37 PM posted in General Discussion| qiu | ||
| 邱 . (variant of 丘) |
丘 qiū mound; hillock; grave 丘陵 qiūlíng hills; mound 坟丘 fénqiū grave mound; tomb 丘里 qiūlǐ n. native village |
蚯 qiū . 蚯蚓 qiūyǐn earthworm 蚯蜥 qiūxī worm lizard |
| yue | ||
| * 岳 yuè high mountain peak 五岳 Wǔyuè the Five Sacred Mountains 山岳 shānyuè lofty mountain |
* 岳 yuè wife's parents 岳母 yuèmǔ wife's mother (∼in-law) 岳父 yuèfù wife's father (∼in-law) |
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** 岳 is also written 嶽
** it's unclear whether 丘 is a phonetic in 岳
changye
December 25, 2008, 05:38 AMThe shape of "丘" (hill) was something like △△ in oracle bone scripts, and "山" (mountain) was △△△. The shape of "土" (soil, clay) was somewhat similar to △, which indicates a soil mass.