帝 deified being, god, emperor, imperial; firm control 立,亠,丷,冖,巾,

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On-yomi [ Toggle rōmaji ]

テイ
TE　I

Kun-yomi

みかど
mi　ka　do

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立

リツ,リュウ,リットル,た,～た,たて～,～だ standing erect, erection, to set up, in a standing position, preparations for subsequent use, establish, leading, swelled, enlarged, engorged, to get started

　emphasis on ROD, SEGMENT with SPURTING SHAFT STANCE
…or: CONTROL over SWELLED SHAFT
…or: PALMING, HEAD with ARRAY of ROD EMISSIONS
　

亠

トウ,× emphasis on rod, palming, under control, covered

　THIS IS THE POINT emphasis on ROD, SEGMENT, ARRAY, INDICATES EXTENT
　

丷

× emit upward

　EMISSIONS, EMIT DROPS
　

冖

ベキ,× a covering, the cover, surround on all sides, covered, sheath, sheet

　emphasis on ROLLED
　

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
　

Meanings of elements

emphasis on ROD CONTROL of EMISSIONS SURROUNDING ROD VERTICAL in SPREAD LEGS, ONE'S PRIDE, FREQUENT REPETITION
…or: ERECT SURROUNDING ROD IN SPREAD LEGS
…or: CONTROLLING HEAD with EMISSIONS SURROUNDING LOINCLOTH

What better explanation of an EMPEROR in FIRM CONTROL is there than a reference to his huge harem of concubines managed by eunuchs:「emphasis on array of items, rod control of emissions surrounding rod vertical in spread legs, one's pride, frequent repetition.」
「Controlling head」or「emissions erection standing in surrounding loincloth」as IN FIRM CONTROL of the underlying appendage. Or,「swell underwear」used to conceal an erection rearing its ugly head when the moment was inopportune, a function not likely needed by anyone outside the imperial court of course (see 帶 a「tight sash belted around the groin」). Some have suggested this glyph may formerly have depicted a DEIFIED BEING who spent his days surrounded with erections and loincloths. Note that taken literally, the sarcasm of the sages is once again apparent. As「swollen erect schmekel in loincloth from all sides」also may refer to the EMPEROR and sex, not free to schtup (ejaculation into a birth canal or other attainable orifice) except within the court harem, but which ought to have been adequate by all accounts. Obviously all the GODS and other DEIFIED BEINGS ought to have the schmekel under firm control in a loincloth…deities, religious leaders, and EMPERORS all seem to have abused their powers in that manner at various times.

External source definitions …excluding politically incorrect concepts and other meanings deemed offensive today; may include extended definitions, euphemisms, and mnemonics)
Chinese: emperor
Japanese EDRDG: sovereign, the emperor, god, creator
Unihan extended: supreme ruler, emperor; god

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.