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Sunday, 14 June 2020 at 10:39
𗾖 [¹gor'₁] 'man, gentleman' is constructed from the right side of 𘜶 [²tha₁] 'big', and the middle of 𗸱 [²no₁] 'son' {𘜶𗡼𗸱𘁝} babelstone.co.uk/Tangut/WenhaiL…
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Sunday, 14 June 2020 at 10:51
𗾖 is the common character for an adult male. The two characters it derives from ('big' and 'son') form the word 𘜶𗸱 meaning 太子 tàizǐ 'crown prince'.
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Sunday, 14 June 2020 at 10:54
In Pearl in the Palm the Chinese word 君子 jūnzi 'gentleman, refined person' is translated as 𗾖𘈷 [¹gor'₁ ²gi₄]; whereas in Forest of Categories 君子 jūnzi is corresponds to 𗾖𗪐 [¹gor'₁ ²ke₂].
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Sunday, 14 June 2020 at 11:11
Interesting phonological puzzle. The Sea of Writing definition for 𗾖 [¹gor'₁] 'man, gentleman' and the preceding entry 𗬻 [¹kor'₁] 'brocade' both end with the note that they are 'rising tone' 𗨁𗙏 although they are in the level tone volume under Rime 94.
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Sunday, 14 June 2020 at 11:15
What does this mean? Clue: there is no rising tone rime group corresponding to level tone Rime 94 (so there are no Tangut characters with reconstructed readings ²-or'₁).
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Sunday, 14 June 2020 at 11:41
Here's another example: 𗃕 [¹zhi'₂] is in the level tone volume under Rime 13, but is noted as 'rising tone' 𗨁𗙏. And there is no rising tone rime group corresponding to level tone Rime 13 (so there are no Tangut characters with reconstructed readings ²-i'₂).
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Sunday, 14 June 2020 at 20:01
The obvious answer is that Sea of Writing inherited a system of tone and rime classification that did not always exactly match the actual tone and/or rime of Tangut characters in the contemporary spoken Tangut language.