Sea of Tangut Characters @TangutSea
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Wednesday, 13 May 2020 at 13:29
𗦢 [²dza₁] 'to examine, to measure, to fathom, to weigh up' is constructed from the left side of 𗧁 [²rer₄] 'scholarly talent' and the left side of 𗡣 [²dzi₁] 'to weigh' {𗧁𘊱𗡣𘊱} babelstone.co.uk/Tangut/WenhaiL…
Sea of Tangut Characters @TangutSea
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Wednesday, 13 May 2020 at 13:35
This is quite a common character, with a range of meanings that are difficult to tie down exactly. The definition in the Sea of Writing concludes "to make clear" 𗩯𗟻.
𗦢 [²dza₁] 'to weigh up' and 𗡣 [²dzi₁] 'to weigh' may be reflexes of the same root with vowel alternation.