𡨄

𡨄 U+21A04, 𡨄 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-21A04 ← 𡨃 [U+21A03] CJK Unified Ideographs Extension B 𡨅 → [U+21A05]

Translingual

Han character

𡨄 (Kangxi radical 40, 宀+7, 10 strokes, composition ⿳宀𠀎八)

1. to stop up

Derived characters

• 寒, 𪧔, 寋, 𠹟, 塞, 𡺶, 𢄏, 弿, 𡩱, 㥶, 𢞝, 搴, 寨, 𬈡, 𪧦, 𦞫, 𥈽, 𮋐, 䗙, 褰, 謇, 賽(赛), 䞿, 蹇, 騫(骞), 鶱(𬸣)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 286, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 930, character 3
• Unihan data for U+21A04

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 𡨄
Shang	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 宀 (“house”) + 工 (“two items”) + 廾 (“two hands”) – stuffing the house with items. Similar but unrelated to 共 but partly related to 展.

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 𡨄 – see 塞 (“to stop up; to block up; to stuff; to cram; to squeeze in; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 塞).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 𡨄 – see 罅 (“crack; gap; rift; split; enough; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 罅).