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シ
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Kun-yomi
と(まる ・ ~ど(まり ・ と(める ・ ~と(める ・ ~ど(め ・ とど(める ・ とど(め ・ とど(まる ・ や(める ・ や(む ・ ~や(む ・ よ(す ・ ~さ(す ・ ~さ(し
to ma ru ・ ~do ma ri ・ to me ru ・ ~to me ru ・ ~do me ・ to do me ru

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Meanings of elements
RAISED UP with ROD, VERTICAL MOTION
…or: DIVA with ROD UP
…or: PREPUBESCENT GIRL with flattened NO-LONGER-INTEGRATED FOOT
Whilst given external definitions no longer directly reference 'feet,' the use of this glyph as an element clearly means feet, or a foot in various states, such as the shape 龰 perhaps as flattened with the arch crushed. Moreover, in days long ago when all travel occurred by moving the feet of either a person or of an animal being ridden, the notion of HALTING, STOPPING for a time also related only to feet, the「protruding end of a limb used to walk upon」at some point in one's life….
「Becoming divine, prepubescent girl」and「rod, raised up」as a surefire means for causing folks to STOP, HALT and CEASE movements for a time, since everyone knows that sex sells (especially when selling sex) by attracting the attention of potential buyers. Related and nearly identical element of 'divine prepubescence atop person' (龰) refers to something EROTIC as an attention-grabbing device.
Elements as「divine prepubescence」with「biting」needs no explanation as STOP IMMEDIATELY, CEASE and DESIST, with the element (レ) rotated and pointing upward as it is in the glyph meaning「fangs, tusks, biting.」Clearly, breaking foot bones causes that person to STOP, CEASE moving, stop walking normally for the remainder of life, and CEASE being normal from this moment on. Possibly (レ) rotated and raised blade of a「mattock」pointing upward in order to use the blunt backside of the head as a heavy clubbing device downward on a「prepubescent girl.」These same elements but as「legs raised (and inverted)」would place the subject lying prone facedown with legs raised in preparation for the dis-integrating procedure, soles upward.
PROCESS OF FOOT dis-integratING was:「…[T]he custom of applying painfully tight binding to the feet of young girls to prevent further growth. …Bound feet were once considered intensely erotic in Chinese culture…. Qing Dynasty sex manuals listed 48 different ways of playing with women's bound feet.」
[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_binding 2012-12-17 ]
「Viewing women as commodities [see 品] was also made customary from Song Dynasty (960 - 1279) forward, both in the suddenly expanded labor market and within relationships. Men could sell their female kin to slavery or prostitution, and frequently did.」
[ https://www.zum.de/whkmla/sp/0910/hersheys/hersheys5.html 2011-04-05 ]
「Bound feet were a mark of beauty…. Women…took great pride in tiny feet, with the ideal length, called the 'Golden Lotus,' being about 7 cm (2.75 inches) long. …The process was started before the arch of the foot had a chance to develop fully, usually between the ages of 2 and 5.」
[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_binding 2012-12-17 ]
「In traditional Chinese medicine, there has never been a mental disease called pedophilia (or an equivalent term), or homosexuality, or most of the other so-called sexual variations for that matter. …Children are usually described as natural sexual beings and erotic stimulation and sex-play are seen as beneficial to their healthy development.」
[ https://docx2.com/wp-content/uploads/Are-Any-of-the-Pharaphilias-in-DSM-Mental-Disorders_.pdf 2023-05-14 ]
Perhaps elements of「becoming divine, prepubescent girl」and「busted foot, high tension」but the foot bones are not yet crushed, so that the「busted foot」element (ㄅ) is still flat and not yet no-longer-integrated, but with the intention of transforming this person into a diva singing girl concubine. Meaning ABOLISH, HALT THIS ACTION, CEASE or STOP THAT, DON'T DO THAT ANY LONGER, REMEMBER, BEAR IN MIND WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND STOP. FINISHING BLOW, THE CLINCHER that causes an unchangeable result.

External source definitions …excluding politically incorrect concepts and other meanings deemed offensive today; may include extended definitions, euphemisms, and mnemonics)
Chinese: to stop; to prohibit; until; only
Japanese EDRDG: stop, halt
Unihan extended: stop, halt, desist; detain

Used within names (nanori)
どめ

Always keep in mind that these glyphs most likely were originally designed by groups of clever old men as vulgar riddles for their own entertainment (see 籒 for that), representing Chinese society many thousands of years ago, but intended NOT as a written or spoken language when created. If these glyphs had been intended for language use, the sages could not have possibly designed a worse system! Is it truly possible that all these glyphs started out as off-color jokes and puzzles? Yes! It is, and often with multiple correct answers to each riddle, the same as is true today. Sex had no shame in ancient China. Why would it? But, have there been necessary rewrites and altered explanations of the original elemental meanings over the centuries?

No one is suggesting these glyphs depict contemporary life in China, Japan, or anywhere else. This site describes glyph meanings, not people. These glyphs however, describe many and various things, including people, long before there were any notions of becoming politically incorrect. The question to be answered is, should these glyphs continue being used, by anyone, anywhere, for expressing language? (More...) Despite how seemingly bad our human existence is today, do you actually believe that the so-called good old days were any better? Or could they have been worse?

By the way, with a limited number of the same elements used by the sages again and again to form these glyphs, you should expect to find the same explanations again and again, as tedious as that may become, and as an inherent trait of any lexicon. This site explains multiple meanings of glyphs ignored or censored by other sources, generally as being too embarrassing to admit today.



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Chinese usage: 106 entries


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