臀 (tún)

buttocks; hips; rump

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 殿 represents the sound. Originally written as 𡱒, which depicted a a person (尸) with their buttocks (𠂤) emphasized.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“,髀也。从尸下丌居几。”

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