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Glyph origin
Traditionally thought to be an (e.g. ).

In more recent scholarship (e.g. ; ), an alternative glyph origin has been proposed, suggesting that it is a.

Etymology
Several etymologies have been proposed:
 * Related to 🇨🇬 or  . These comparisons would require the 🇨🇬 reconstruction to have a *sb- initial, which is possible if  is considered to be the phonetic component. The Middle Chinese initial would be derived as such: *s.b- > *zb- > *bz- > *dz-.
 * , who reconstructs the 🇨🇬 minimally as *dzaŋh, deems it more likely to be from, comparing it to 🇨🇬.
 * proposes another etymology, comparing it to 🇨🇬, which is derived from . Under this hypothesis, it can be derived from, which has been connected to the Tibetan word. He postulates the derivation to consist of the nominalizing circumfix *k- -s and the applicative prefix *N-, yielding *k-N-tsaŋ-s > *k-dzaŋ-s.

Definitions

 * 1) craftsman; artisan; workman
 * 2) master

Descendants

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Noun

 * 1) craftsman, artisan
 * 2) craft, craftsmanship, skill

Noun

 * 1) skilled worker

Etymology
From.