郭

Glyph origin
Originally written.

Later was added to form an  – a city with tall buildings.

From, the became written as the unrelated  through the process of .

Etymology
From (STEDT, ).
 * “to be none of someone's own business”
 * Contraction of . See for details.

Definitions

 * 1) outer city wall
 * 2)   outline
 * 3)    Guo, a minor state that existed during the Zhou dynasty and was conquered by the state of Qi in 670 BCE.
 * 4)  to be none of someone's own business; to have nothing to do with someone
 * 1)    Guo, a minor state that existed during the Zhou dynasty and was conquered by the state of Qi in 670 BCE.
 * 2)  to be none of someone's own business; to have nothing to do with someone

Kanji

 * 1) Quarter (of a city)
 * 2) Enclosure

Compounds

 * 外郭
 * 郭大
 * 輪郭

Etymology
From.