冋 (jiōng)

old variant of 坰[jiong1]

Etymology

A plot of land 口 surrounded by a border 冂; 冂 also provides the pronunciation

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“冂,邑外謂之郊,郊外謂之野,野外謂之林,林外謂之冂,象遠界也。冋,古文冂。从囗,象國邑。坰,冋或从土。”

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