蠢 (chǔn)

variant of 蠢[chun3]; stupid

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 春 represents the sound and 䖵 represents the meaning.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“蠢,蟲動也。从,春聲。古文蠢从。《周書》曰:‘我有于西。’”

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