帕 to wrap a head with a covering, to cover the face, to veil, to cover by surrounding; to conclude a contract for services 巾,白,

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On-yomi [ Toggle rōmaji ]

バツ　･　メチ　･　ハ　･　ヘ　･　ハク　･　ミャク　･　ミュク
BA　TSU　･　ME　CHI　･　HA　･　HE　･　HA　KU　･　MYA　KU

Kun-yomi

つつ(む
tsu　tsu　mu

Glyph elements [ Toggle Font ]

巾

キン,フク,おお,ちきり,きれ loincloth, cloth wrapping for one's head of some sort, lap cloth, one's pride; frequent repetition

　SPREAD LEGS with ROD
…or: ROD VERTICAL in SPREAD LEGS
　

白

ハク,ビャク,しろ,しら～ open-mouthed, conspicuous, white, blank, empty, staring in a stupor, to make clear, inspection

　emphasis marker above TONGUE IN MOUTH
…or: emphasis marker above ROD in MOUTH
　

Meanings of elements

WHITE LOINCLOTH
…or: ROD VERTICAL in SPREAD LEGS, LOINCLOTH, CLOTH WRAPPING FOR ONE'S HEAD OF SOME SORT, LAP CLOTH, ONE'S PRIDE, FREQUENT REPETITION, HEAD SCARF, TURBAN and OPEN-MOUTHED, CONSPICUOUS, STARING IN A STUPOR
…or: ROD in SPREAD LEGS with emphasis on TONGUING MOUTH, ROD in ORIFICE

Elements literally depict using a「loincloth with a white, conspicuous open mouth」such as might be necessary to wipe spunk from one's visage after concluding a contract for services, a FACE OR HEAD COVERED WITH FINE THREADS, or daintily dabbing with a KERCHIEF or napkin at the corners of one's mouth after swallowing (English「napkin」formerly meant「small loincloth」used as a diaper, the nappy, same as this glyph in Chinese). Significantly,「loincloth conspicuously white」also depicts PASCAL UNITS used to quantify measures of the stiffness of an elastic material, internal pressure, stress, and tensile strength…so, what does that tell you about these elements? nevertheless, perhaps a defense against heatstroke, or after heated stroking: wrapping some sort of cloth around some sort of head for most any reason,「white conspicuous rod in spread legs」with a gasping opened mouth? glyph suggests why, for many centuries, underwear and diapers were all only white.

External source definitions …excluding politically incorrect concepts and other meanings deemed offensive today; may include extended definitions, euphemisms, and mnemonics)
Chinese: to wrap; kerchief; handkerchief; headscarf; pascal (SI unit)
Japanese EDRDG: turban, kerchief, veil, wrap
Unihan extended: turban, kerchief, veil; wrap

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.