Character Contained In References Comments
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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
八 厶 ⿱八厶
Mandarin
gong1, zhong1
English
Definitions
public; honorable (designation); just; common; fair; duke; equitable
Mnemonic
To divide up 八 private 厶 things fairly
Etymology
Notes
Originally to direct 口 the division 八 of things; or simply an ideographic depiction of words leaving the mouth – becoming public