厃
to look upward
Strokes4
Readings
On'yomi
- セン
- ギ
- エン
Kun'yomi
- あお.ぐ
- たるき
- のき
Meaning
厃 centers on the action of looking upward, as its sole given meaning suggests. It is a rare character with no broader conceptual cluster.
Study
Etymology
The historical origin of 厃 is uncertain. It visually combines ⺈ (a person bent over) and 厂 (a cliff), which may suggest a person looking up from under a cliff, but this is speculative.
Meaning mnemonic
A person ⺈ stands at the base of a cliff 厂 and looks upward to see the top.
Reading mnemonic
For セン, imagine a person looking up at a cliff and seeing a cent (coin) perched on the edge: cent -> セン.