2015-11-11

冓 gòu

: inner rooms of palace

: ten billions

: secret cabinet; a secluded place

Kun Reading

冓 | かまえる kamaeru

: put together, inner palace

On Reading

コウ kou

Usage:

none applicable

Etymology:

会意 Associative Compound.

Two fish

The character is supposed to originally have been a picture of a web-work fish trap. It sometimes means “inner room,” – perhaps by sound loan. Now not used as an independent character.

Examples:

none applicable

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary

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