Now Out: Four Radical Notes and 12 Revisions

Four Radical Notes have posted:

• Radical Note 125 on 老 (“old”)

Learn how 考 (117: to think), 者 (298: person), and 老 (609: old) don’t depict what you would imagine.

• Radical Note 126 on 而 ("and then”)

Find out about the shape in 耐 (1542: to withstand) that has represented a "rake" and a "beard" at various times.

• Radical Note 127 on 耒 (“plow”)

See how the radical on duty in 耕 (673: cultivating land) and 耗 (1853: depletion) is indestructible.

• Radical Note 128 on 耳 (“ear”)

Find out what big ears signify. Also discover how ears connect to deities in 聖 (911: holy) and how ears work figuratively in 職 (721: employment).

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In addition, 12 essay revisions have become available:

• essay 1084 on 潟 (lagoon; tideland)
• essay 1188 on 屈 (to bend; yield; flinch; submit; crouch)
• essay 1241 on 孔 (hole; Confucius)
• essay 1307 on 皿 (dish, plate; a helping; “dish” radical)
• essay 1426 on 殖 (to multiply) 
• essay 1554 on 拓 (to open up (land); rubbed copy)
• essay 1558 on 濁 (muddiness; impurity; voiced)
• essay 1736 on 匹 (counter for small animals; pair; one in a pair)
• essay 1742 on 猫 (cat)
• essay 1829 on 麻 (hemp, flax; to become numb; “hemp” radical)
• essay 1835 on 又 (again; and, also; on the other hand, or; “again” radical)
• essay 2089 on 匂 (scent; flavor; hint)

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