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Derived characters

 * 㔬 卓 章 草 覃 𰁹 𫩭 𭎓 𭑷 𭜬 𢫵 𭥳 𣑬 𤞋 𥏅 𮁲 𮇘 𮈎 𮡲 𫘷 𪞂 𨚰 𭥡 𬀵 𭦞 𭧃 𭧓 𨴝 𠦝(龺) 𡴐 𣁌 𫅃 𭈼 𥏯 𪸣 𬁄

Glyph origin
Early bronze inscriptions: – acorn. Original form of (once also written as ). Borrowed for "morning" sense.

Late bronze inscriptions:, with sometimes simplified as.

Small seal script: – when the sun first rises.

In some ancient texts, was often used instead.

Etymology
Possible cognate found in 🇨🇬, whence 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬, whence 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Definitions

 * 1) early; in advance; soon
 * 2) long ago; for a long time
 * 3) (early) morning
 * 4) good morning
 * 5) before; in the past time
 * 6)  ; a.m.
 * 7)  breakfast
 * 1) (early) morning
 * 2) good morning
 * 3) before; in the past time
 * 4)  ; a.m.
 * 5)  breakfast
 * 1) before; in the past time
 * 2)  ; a.m.
 * 3)  breakfast
 * 1)  ; a.m.
 * 2)  breakfast
 * 1)  breakfast

Compounds

 * : briskness, swift-footedness, fast-pacedness

Noun

 * 1) already, now

Etymology
From.