夋 (qūn)
to dawdle; the emperor Yao's father
Etymology
Pictograph of a person squatting down. Based on the original meaning "to squat", now written as 蹲.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》:“夋,行夋夋也。一曰倨也。从夂,允聲。”
Components
- ◎ (iconic) — Depicts the head.
- ◎ (iconic) — Depicts the body in a squat position.
- 夂 (iconic) — 夂 is a component form of 止. Depicts feet.