余 · Qiu Jing (v2)
余 (yú, 2nd tone) hides a merger. Shuowen Jiezi, chapter 2, 八部: 余，語之舒也。从八，舍省聲 — ‘the ease of speech; from bā, with shè abbreviated as phonetic.’ Duan Yucai’s note cites 《左傳》 小白余敢貪天子之命 as exactly that unhurried speech, and 《爾雅·釋詁》 余，我也, with $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart