㬎 (xiǎn)

old variant of 顯|显[xian3]

Etymology

Depicts threads of silk (𢇁) visible underneath the sun (日). 𢇁 also represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“,眾微杪也。从日中視絲,古文以為顯字。或曰眾口皃。讀若唫唫。或以為繭。繭者,絮中往往有小繭也。”

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