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委 · Zhang Zhi (v2)

委 (wěi, 3rd tone). Shuowen Jiezi: 委,委隨也。从女从禾 — ‘to yield and follow; from 女 and 禾 (standing grain).’ Duan Yucai reads the grain as the point: the ripe ear bends under its own weight, and that bending is 委. From bending come three lines of m $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart