Talk:巫

Also "wizard"?
Can this also mean "wizard"? 71.66.97.228 00:38, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Yes. Restored. 71.66.97.228 00:39, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Glyph origin from zhwikt, translated using ChatGPT.
The character "巫" originally referred to the tools used by ancient and medieval shamans, and later came to represent the shaman himself. The glyph origin of "巫" in the Shang and Zhou dynasties is unclear, but one theory suggests that it is composed of two overlapping "玉" characters (玉 being believed to have spiritual properties), while another suggests it is made up of two overlapping "工" characters. The character "巫" in the Warring States period featured a horizontal break, which later evolved into two "人" characters. In Chu script, the character was sometimes written as "𠳄," which added a "口" component, which could be further embellished with dots to form "甘."

The seal script form of "巫" in the Shuowen Jiezi was a reconstruction based on a mistake in the Qin and Han dynasty clerical scripts, which incorrectly combined two "人" characters. The ancient form of "巫" in the Shuowen Jiezi featured two additional components, "口" and "廾," the origins of which are currently unknown. WiktionariThrowaway (talk) 22:06, 14 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Like much ChatGPT "translation", this reads well, but hides some problems, and oddly leaves out most of the parenthetical comments... ‑‑ Eiríkr Útlendi │Tala við mig 01:27, 15 February 2023 (UTC)