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Thursday, 7 May 2020 at 13:12

𘙵 [²dzu₁] 'strip of cloth' (?) is constructed from the left side of 𘙶 [²rir₁] 'long narrow strip' and the middle of 𗦢 [²dza₁] 'to measure' {𘙶𘊱𗦢𘁝} babelstone.co.uk/Tangut/WenhaiL…



Sea of Tangut Characters @TangutSea

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Thursday, 7 May 2020 at 13:19

The meaning of this character is uncertain as it does not occur in literary text. The definition in Sea of Writing suggests that it is a strip of cloth used in clothing. The derivation from 'to measure' may indicate that it is a specific length of fabric.



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