傏
to ward off, to parry, to keep out (e.g. wind, rain or cold)
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Readings
On'yomi
- トウ
Kun'yomi
- おご.る
Meaning
傏 centers on defensive action: warding off, parrying, or keeping something out, especially wind, rain, or cold.
Study
Etymology
傏 is a phono-semantic compound: the person radical 亻 suggests a human action, and 唐 likely provides the sound. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
A person 亻 standing beside 唐, which looks like a shelter with a roof 广 and an opening 口. Imagine someone using a shelter to ward off wind and rain.
Reading mnemonic
For トウ, picture a person using a towel to parry the cold: towel -> トウ, and the person 亻 keeps the cold out.