What is the etymology of the kanji 食?












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In the Wiktionary page for this kanji they said that it's a pictogram for someone's mouth over a bowl of rice on a stand .. the question is: are they meaning this was the actual way for eating in this time without using hands? Or this just a symbol?






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    Your own source answers this, saying: 'a mouth over a bowl of rice on a stand.' en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%A3%9F

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  • Pictographic Kanji are simplified or abstract depictions of the word they're supposed to represent. They're not going to include every single detail of the situation... hands do not add anything important to the action to eat.

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In the Wiktionary page for this kanji they said that it's a pictogram for someone's mouth over a bowl of rice on a stand .. the question is: are they meaning this was the actual way for eating in this time without using hands? Or this just a symbol?






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    Your own source answers this, saying: 'a mouth over a bowl of rice on a stand.' en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%A3%9F

    – user27280
    5 hours ago











  • Pictographic Kanji are simplified or abstract depictions of the word they're supposed to represent. They're not going to include every single detail of the situation... hands do not add anything important to the action to eat.

    – droooze
    2 hours ago
















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In the Wiktionary page for this kanji they said that it's a pictogram for someone's mouth over a bowl of rice on a stand .. the question is: are they meaning this was the actual way for eating in this time without using hands? Or this just a symbol?






kanji etymology







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In the Wiktionary page for this kanji they said that it's a pictogram for someone's mouth over a bowl of rice on a stand .. the question is: are they meaning this was the actual way for eating in this time without using hands? Or this just a symbol?






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    Your own source answers this, saying: 'a mouth over a bowl of rice on a stand.' en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%A3%9F

    – user27280
    5 hours ago











  • Pictographic Kanji are simplified or abstract depictions of the word they're supposed to represent. They're not going to include every single detail of the situation... hands do not add anything important to the action to eat.

    – droooze
    2 hours ago
















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    Your own source answers this, saying: 'a mouth over a bowl of rice on a stand.' en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%A3%9F

    – user27280
    5 hours ago











  • Pictographic Kanji are simplified or abstract depictions of the word they're supposed to represent. They're not going to include every single detail of the situation... hands do not add anything important to the action to eat.

    – droooze
    2 hours ago










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Your own source answers this, saying: 'a mouth over a bowl of rice on a stand.' en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%A3%9F

– user27280
5 hours ago





Your own source answers this, saying: 'a mouth over a bowl of rice on a stand.' en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%A3%9F

– user27280
5 hours ago













Pictographic Kanji are simplified or abstract depictions of the word they're supposed to represent. They're not going to include every single detail of the situation... hands do not add anything important to the action to eat.

– droooze
2 hours ago







Pictographic Kanji are simplified or abstract depictions of the word they're supposed to represent. They're not going to include every single detail of the situation... hands do not add anything important to the action to eat.

– droooze
2 hours ago












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「食」(to eat) was originally「𠊊」, comprised of a mouth「亼・亽」and a cereal/grain/wheat basket「皀」. In the character「食」,「皀」was later changed into the shape of「艮」.



商
甲
enter image description here
甲1289
合集11485春秋
金
enter image description here
仲義⿱貝口
集成2279
篆
enter image description here
說文解字
　秦
簡
enter image description here
睡ㆍ秦78
　今
楷
enter image description here

　




「亼・亽」is「口」(mouth) written upside-down. This is more evident in the older shapes of「口」:



商
甲
enter image description here
珠579
合集27706秦
簡
enter image description here
睡ㆍ為32
　今
楷
enter image description here

　



「亼・亽」functions as a semantic component in characters like 令, 命, 合, 今, among others.




商
甲
enter image description here
存下764
合集32879商
甲
enter image description here
京津4144
合集27937
篆
enter image description here
說文解字
　今
楷
enter image description here

　今
楷
enter image description here

　



「皀」fell into disuse as an individual character, but the word it represented remained, now written as「簋」, formed by adding「竹」(bamboo) and「皿」(dish; vessel) onto「皀」.




篆
enter image description here
說文解字
　今
楷
enter image description here

　



「皀」is a component in characters like 卽 (Shinjitai: 即), 旣 (Shinjitai: 既), 鄕 (Shinjitai: 郷), among others.





References:




  • 季旭昇《說文新證》

  • 小學堂


  • 國學大師


    • 郭沫若《甲骨文合集》

    • 中國社會科學院考古研究所《殷周金文集成》








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    Here's the illustration from [学習]{がくしゅう}[漢字]{かんじ}[新辞典]{しんじてん} (a great little elementary-level Kanji dictionary) that shows the origins of 食 as an open mouth pointing straight down, over a bowl filled with rice.



    食の字のなりたち






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    • I know this bro but I want to know if this mouth just a sympol or this was the actuall way of eating with mouth without hands ? .. and thanks for the answer

      – user32763
      5 hours ago













    • The dates I'm seeing suggest that chopsticks were invented a few hundred years before the earliest Chinese writing system, so it seems unlikely (though not impossible) that they were actually eating by just slamming their face down on the rice bowl. :)

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      4 hours ago











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    「食」(to eat) was originally「𠊊」, comprised of a mouth「亼・亽」and a cereal/grain/wheat basket「皀」. In the character「食」,「皀」was later changed into the shape of「艮」.



    商
    甲
    enter image description here
    甲1289
    合集11485    春秋
    金
    enter image description here
    仲義⿱貝口
    集成2279
    篆
    enter image description here
    說文解字
    　    秦
    簡
    enter image description here
    睡ㆍ秦78
    　    今
    楷
    enter image description here

    　




    「亼・亽」is「口」(mouth) written upside-down. This is more evident in the older shapes of「口」:



    商
    甲
    enter image description here
    珠579
    合集27706    秦
    簡
    enter image description here
    睡ㆍ為32
    　    今
    楷
    enter image description here

    　



    「亼・亽」functions as a semantic component in characters like 令, 命, 合, 今, among others.




    商
    甲
    enter image description here
    存下764
    合集32879    商
    甲
    enter image description here
    京津4144
    合集27937
    篆
    enter image description here
    說文解字
    　    今
    楷
    enter image description here

    　    今
    楷
    enter image description here

    　



    「皀」fell into disuse as an individual character, but the word it represented remained, now written as「簋」, formed by adding「竹」(bamboo) and「皿」(dish; vessel) onto「皀」.




    篆
    enter image description here
    說文解字
    　    今
    楷
    enter image description here

    　



    「皀」is a component in characters like 卽 (Shinjitai: 即), 旣 (Shinjitai: 既), 鄕 (Shinjitai: 郷), among others.





    References:




    • 季旭昇《說文新證》

    • 小學堂


    • 國學大師


      • 郭沫若《甲骨文合集》

      • 中國社會科學院考古研究所《殷周金文集成》








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      「食」(to eat) was originally「𠊊」, comprised of a mouth「亼・亽」and a cereal/grain/wheat basket「皀」. In the character「食」,「皀」was later changed into the shape of「艮」.



      商
      甲
      enter image description here
      甲1289
      合集11485      春秋
      金
      enter image description here
      仲義⿱貝口
      集成2279
      篆
      enter image description here
      說文解字
      　      秦
      簡
      enter image description here
      睡ㆍ秦78
      　      今
      楷
      enter image description here

      　




      「亼・亽」is「口」(mouth) written upside-down. This is more evident in the older shapes of「口」:



      商
      甲
      enter image description here
      珠579
      合集27706      秦
      簡
      enter image description here
      睡ㆍ為32
      　      今
      楷
      enter image description here

      　



      「亼・亽」functions as a semantic component in characters like 令, 命, 合, 今, among others.




      商
      甲
      enter image description here
      存下764
      合集32879      商
      甲
      enter image description here
      京津4144
      合集27937
      篆
      enter image description here
      說文解字
      　      今
      楷
      enter image description here

      　      今
      楷
      enter image description here

      　



      「皀」fell into disuse as an individual character, but the word it represented remained, now written as「簋」, formed by adding「竹」(bamboo) and「皿」(dish; vessel) onto「皀」.




      篆
      enter image description here
      說文解字
      　      今
      楷
      enter image description here

      　



      「皀」is a component in characters like 卽 (Shinjitai: 即), 旣 (Shinjitai: 既), 鄕 (Shinjitai: 郷), among others.





      References:




      • 季旭昇《說文新證》

      • 小學堂


      • 國學大師


        • 郭沫若《甲骨文合集》

        • 中國社會科學院考古研究所《殷周金文集成》








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        「食」(to eat) was originally「𠊊」, comprised of a mouth「亼・亽」and a cereal/grain/wheat basket「皀」. In the character「食」,「皀」was later changed into the shape of「艮」.



        商
        甲
        enter image description here
        甲1289
        合集11485        春秋
        金
        enter image description here
        仲義⿱貝口
        集成2279
        篆
        enter image description here
        說文解字
        　        秦
        簡
        enter image description here
        睡ㆍ秦78
        　        今
        楷
        enter image description here

        　




        「亼・亽」is「口」(mouth) written upside-down. This is more evident in the older shapes of「口」:



        商
        甲
        enter image description here
        珠579
        合集27706        秦
        簡
        enter image description here
        睡ㆍ為32
        　        今
        楷
        enter image description here

        　



        「亼・亽」functions as a semantic component in characters like 令, 命, 合, 今, among others.




        商
        甲
        enter image description here
        存下764
        合集32879        商
        甲
        enter image description here
        京津4144
        合集27937
        篆
        enter image description here
        說文解字
        　        今
        楷
        enter image description here

        　        今
        楷
        enter image description here

        　



        「皀」fell into disuse as an individual character, but the word it represented remained, now written as「簋」, formed by adding「竹」(bamboo) and「皿」(dish; vessel) onto「皀」.




        篆
        enter image description here
        說文解字
        　        今
        楷
        enter image description here

        　



        「皀」is a component in characters like 卽 (Shinjitai: 即), 旣 (Shinjitai: 既), 鄕 (Shinjitai: 郷), among others.





        References:




        • 季旭昇《說文新證》

        • 小學堂


        • 國學大師


          • 郭沫若《甲骨文合集》

          • 中國社會科學院考古研究所《殷周金文集成》








        share|improve this answer















        「食」(to eat) was originally「𠊊」, comprised of a mouth「亼・亽」and a cereal/grain/wheat basket「皀」. In the character「食」,「皀」was later changed into the shape of「艮」.



        商
        甲
        enter image description here
        甲1289
        合集11485        春秋
        金
        enter image description here
        仲義⿱貝口
        集成2279
        篆
        enter image description here
        說文解字
        　        秦
        簡
        enter image description here
        睡ㆍ秦78
        　        今
        楷
        enter image description here

        　




        「亼・亽」is「口」(mouth) written upside-down. This is more evident in the older shapes of「口」:



        商
        甲
        enter image description here
        珠579
        合集27706        秦
        簡
        enter image description here
        睡ㆍ為32
        　        今
        楷
        enter image description here

        　



        「亼・亽」functions as a semantic component in characters like 令, 命, 合, 今, among others.




        商
        甲
        enter image description here
        存下764
        合集32879        商
        甲
        enter image description here
        京津4144
        合集27937
        篆
        enter image description here
        說文解字
        　        今
        楷
        enter image description here

        　        今
        楷
        enter image description here

        　



        「皀」fell into disuse as an individual character, but the word it represented remained, now written as「簋」, formed by adding「竹」(bamboo) and「皿」(dish; vessel) onto「皀」.




        篆
        enter image description here
        說文解字
        　        今
        楷
        enter image description here

        　



        「皀」is a component in characters like 卽 (Shinjitai: 即), 旣 (Shinjitai: 既), 鄕 (Shinjitai: 郷), among others.





        References:




        • 季旭昇《說文新證》

        • 小學堂


        • 國學大師


          • 郭沫若《甲骨文合集》

          • 中國社會科學院考古研究所《殷周金文集成》









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            Here's the illustration from [学習]{がくしゅう}[漢字]{かんじ}[新辞典]{しんじてん} (a great little elementary-level Kanji dictionary) that shows the origins of 食 as an open mouth pointing straight down, over a bowl filled with rice.



            食の字のなりたち






            share|improve this answer








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            • I know this bro but I want to know if this mouth just a sympol or this was the actuall way of eating with mouth without hands ? .. and thanks for the answer

              – user32763
              5 hours ago













            • The dates I'm seeing suggest that chopsticks were invented a few hundred years before the earliest Chinese writing system, so it seems unlikely (though not impossible) that they were actually eating by just slamming their face down on the rice bowl. :)

              – db2
              4 hours ago
















            1














            Here's the illustration from [学習]{がくしゅう}[漢字]{かんじ}[新辞典]{しんじてん} (a great little elementary-level Kanji dictionary) that shows the origins of 食 as an open mouth pointing straight down, over a bowl filled with rice.



            食の字のなりたち






            share|improve this answer








            New contributor




            db2 is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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            • I know this bro but I want to know if this mouth just a sympol or this was the actuall way of eating with mouth without hands ? .. and thanks for the answer

              – user32763
              5 hours ago













            • The dates I'm seeing suggest that chopsticks were invented a few hundred years before the earliest Chinese writing system, so it seems unlikely (though not impossible) that they were actually eating by just slamming their face down on the rice bowl. :)

              – db2
              4 hours ago














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            Here's the illustration from [学習]{がくしゅう}[漢字]{かんじ}[新辞典]{しんじてん} (a great little elementary-level Kanji dictionary) that shows the origins of 食 as an open mouth pointing straight down, over a bowl filled with rice.



            食の字のなりたち






            share|improve this answer








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            Here's the illustration from [学習]{がくしゅう}[漢字]{かんじ}[新辞典]{しんじてん} (a great little elementary-level Kanji dictionary) that shows the origins of 食 as an open mouth pointing straight down, over a bowl filled with rice.



            食の字のなりたち







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            • I know this bro but I want to know if this mouth just a sympol or this was the actuall way of eating with mouth without hands ? .. and thanks for the answer

              – user32763
              5 hours ago













            • The dates I'm seeing suggest that chopsticks were invented a few hundred years before the earliest Chinese writing system, so it seems unlikely (though not impossible) that they were actually eating by just slamming their face down on the rice bowl. :)

              – db2
              4 hours ago



















            • I know this bro but I want to know if this mouth just a sympol or this was the actuall way of eating with mouth without hands ? .. and thanks for the answer

              – user32763
              5 hours ago













            • The dates I'm seeing suggest that chopsticks were invented a few hundred years before the earliest Chinese writing system, so it seems unlikely (though not impossible) that they were actually eating by just slamming their face down on the rice bowl. :)

              – db2
              4 hours ago

















            I know this bro but I want to know if this mouth just a sympol or this was the actuall way of eating with mouth without hands ? .. and thanks for the answer

            – user32763
            5 hours ago







            I know this bro but I want to know if this mouth just a sympol or this was the actuall way of eating with mouth without hands ? .. and thanks for the answer

            – user32763
            5 hours ago















            The dates I'm seeing suggest that chopsticks were invented a few hundred years before the earliest Chinese writing system, so it seems unlikely (though not impossible) that they were actually eating by just slamming their face down on the rice bowl. :)

            – db2
            4 hours ago





            The dates I'm seeing suggest that chopsticks were invented a few hundred years before the earliest Chinese writing system, so it seems unlikely (though not impossible) that they were actually eating by just slamming their face down on the rice bowl. :)

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            Fünf verschiedene schottische Single-Malt-Whiskys Als Single-Malt-Whisky oder kürzer Single Malt werden Whiskys bezeichnet, die zwei besondere Bedingungen erfüllen: Sie stammen zum ersten aus einer einzigen Brennerei, sind also kein Verschnitt aus mehreren Whiskysorten (daher Single , deutsch: einzeln). Zum zweiten wird als Getreide ausschließlich gemälzte Gerste verwendet (deswegen Malt , deutsch: Malz). Der Zusatz Single Malt wird als Prädikat verstanden, die so ausgezeichneten Whiskys sind in aller Regel besonders hochwertig. Hinzu kommt ihre besonders lange Lagerung, die Reifungszeit währt oft ein Jahrzehnt und länger. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Allgemeines 2 Herkunftsländer 2.1 Schottland 2.2 Irland 2.3 Japan 2.4 Kontinentaleuropa 3 Produktionsschritte 3.1 Mälzen 3.2 Brauen 3.3 Brennen 3.4 Reifung und Finish 3.5 Abfüllung 4 Altersangaben 5 Lagerung von Whiskyflaschen 6 Geschmacksklassifikation 7 Sonstig
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            Czorneboh

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            Dieser Artikel erläutert den Berg Czorneboh, für die Gottheit siehe Czorneboh (Gottheit). Czorneboh Čornobóh Berggasthof mit Turm Höhe 555,7  m ü. NHN [1] Lage Freistaat Sachsen, Deutschland Gebirge Lausitzer Bergland Dominanz 15,4 km →  Kottmar Koordinaten 51° 7′ 11″  N , 14° 31′ 31″  O 51.119722222222 14.525194444444 555.7 Koordinaten: 51° 7′ 11″  N , 14° 31′ 31″  O Gestein Granodiorit Besonderheiten Aussichtsturm Czorneboh Der Czorneboh , obersorbisch Čornobóh , ist ein Berg zwischen Hochkirch und Cunewalde in der Oberlausitz. Er gehört zu der südöstlich von Bautzen gelegenen Czorneboh-Bergkette und ist mit einer Höhe von 555,7  m ü. NHN [1] der höchste Punkt dieses Ausläufers des Lausitzer Berglandes. Er leitet als Landschaftselement die wellige Granitlandschaft der Lausitzer Vorbergzone ein. Der Gipfel des Czorneboh liegt in der Gemarkung Meschwitz (Gemeinde Hochkirch), die Czornebohbaude jedoch
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