两 – THE EVOLUTION THE CHARACTER’S GRAPHIC FORM AND ITS ORIGINAL MEANING

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Liudmila Bankova, Ling Ran

Abstract:

The article considers the genesis of the graphic form of 两, a Chinese character, i.e. the question whether characters 㒳 and 两 are identical. The authors answer the question in the affirmative. The liaison between 丙 and 两is also analyzed. In the end, the article suggests a hypothesis that 两 did use to denote the front of a wagon while acting as a measure word.

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Key words Chinese characters 两 and 㒳, the origin of character 两, characters 两 and 丙 as measure words, character of the indicative kind.

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