蒦 (huò)

(archaic) to measure

Etymology

Depicts a hand (又) catching an owl (雈).

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“蒦,規蒦,商也。从又持雈。一曰,視遽皃;一曰,蒦,度也。彠,蒦或从尋。尋亦度也。《楚詞》曰:‘求矩彠之所同。’”

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