㫰

Han character

 * 1) light, bright, brilliant,
 * 2) clean
 * 3) clever
 * 4) to expose to sunlight
 * 5) to dry something in an opening with ventilation or in a cool place

Etymology 2
Possibly from etymology 1.

Alternatively, possibly from alternative MC Reading of having went through voiced shang merger into qu. However, most Wu cognates demonstrate voiced qu tone, even in Southern Wu varieties that do not observed voiced shang merger into qu.

Compare Cantonese.

Definitions

 * 1)  to let dry; to dry under the sun; to air-dry
 * 2)  to leave space beneath an object allowing for ventilation and drying
 * 3)  to make a figurehead; to performatively set up
 * 1)  to make a figurehead; to performatively set up