昜 (yáng)

Etymology

Depicts rays (彡) of sunlight (日) shining through tree branches (丂).

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“昜，開也。一曰飛揚，一曰長也，一曰彊者眾皃。”

Original meaning

sunshine

Components

• 日 (iconic)
• 丂 (iconic) — Depicts a tree branch.
• 彡 (iconic) — Depicts rays of sunlight.