巠

Glyph origin
According to, this character is an ancient form of. Its bronze inscription form is a of vertical threads passing through the top of a loom and has the meaning "to abide by, to comply with".

Shuowen analyzes this character as streams of water across land.

Definitions

 * 1) streams running underground
 * 2) flowing water

Kanji

 * 1) flowing water
 * 2) underground stream

Usage notes
This character does not appear to be used in modern Japanese.