Where does “凹” come from?
凹 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 中, from Japanese 中今, from Japanese 今 — now; just now; soon.
凹 (Japanese): an area with sides higher than the center: an...
Definitions
- an area with sides higher than the center: an...
Ancestry of “凹”, step by step
凹 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 中
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 中 | middle, medium; average; neither good nor poor;... |
| 2 | Japanese | 中今 | the present, as a privileged moment in eternity |
| 3 | Japanese | 今 | now; just now; soon |
via Japanese 窪
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 窪 | an indentation, a depression; depression; pit,... |