弱 (ruò)

weak; feeble; young; inferior; not as good as; (following a decimal or

Etymology

Depicts two people urinating (尿). Based on the original meaning "urinate", now written as 尿/溺. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“弱,橈也,上象橈曲,彡象毛氂橈弱也。弱物并,故从二。”

Original meaning

urinate

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