午

Derived characters

 * 仵 吘 𡉦 㞰 忤 汻 迕 𢨵 旿 㬳 杵 玝 𥄭 𥘪 𥾿 許(许) 啎 𨳱 年 缶 𦈢 𦬶 㷏

Glyph origin
– a pestle (now written ).

Etymology 1
proposed connection with Austroasiatic; noted a "[g]ood correspondence" between 🇨🇬 (whence 🇨🇬) and Old Chinese reconstructions like *m-qʰˁaʔ (Baxter-Sagart) and *ᵀs.ŋaʔ (Ferlus). Also compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Alternatively, proposed 's cognacy with  "to meet head on" and  "to meet in (battle)" and suggested that "the moon at its full phase opposes the sun directly in the sky, meaning *ŋaaʔ 午 is probably to be glossed, given *-ʔ, ‘facing stage’". regarded "to go against" as a mere graphic variant of  and thus deemed the sense "to go against" distinct from the "earthly branch" sense.

Definitions

 * 1) the seventh of twelve earthly branches:
 * 2)  the seventh year of the Jovian orbital cycle
 * 3)  the fifth month of the Chinese traditional calendar
 * 4)  the "Chinese" or "double hour" from 11 am to 1 pm
 * 5) noon

Kanji

 * 1) noon

Etymology 1
From.

Proper noun

 * 1) the, the seventh of the twelve

Etymology 2
From.

Proper noun

 * 1) the, the seventh of the twelve

Etymology
From.