暴 (Bào)

surname Bao

Etymology

Depicts two hands (共) laying out rice (米) to dry under the sun (日), representing the meaning "expose to sun", now written as 曝. The meaning later shifted to "expose", "injure", and "violent".

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“曓,疾有所趣也。从日出廾之。”

Original meaning

expose to sun

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