夙

Derived characters

 * 㑉 洬 珟 㓘

Glyph origin
The oracle bone script consisted of and, and resembled a man holding the moon, probably representing the worship of the moon. Alternatively, it might represent a person working under the moon in the early morning when the moon has not set.

In some forms of its bronze inscription, corrupted into.

later got reduced into.

Etymology
compares this with 🇨🇬, which STEDT derives from 🇨🇬. is unrelated as it ultimately derives from.

also considers this to be related to 🇨🇬, as the morning is the time to arise. Other possible Chinese comparanda of this 🇨🇬 word are (as in ),,  (STEDT).

Definitions

 * 1) early morning
 * 2) early
 * 3) old; past
 * 4) since old days

Kanji

 * 1) early morning
 * 2) early
 * 3) since long ago
 * 4) to be prudent, mindful, respectful