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渍 · Chu Sui Liang

Zì (4th tone). The Shuowen Jiezi defines it as 「漬,漚也。从水責聲」 — ‘to steep’; Duan Yucai glosses 「謂浸漬也」 and then notes something darker: 「古多假爲骴字」 — in antiquity the word was constantly borrowed for 骴, rotted bones; he cites the Gongyang commenta $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart