Where does “圏” come from?

圏 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 太陽, from Middle Chinese 太陽.

圏 (Japanese): a bounded area, a sphere, a region; category

Definitions

  1. a bounded area, a sphere, a region; category

Ancestry of “圏”, step by step

圏 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 太陽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese太陽the sun; greater yang; the Sun
2Middle Chinese太陽—

via Middle Chinese 圈

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese圈—

Words derived from “圏”

Every word from Middle Chinese 太陽 →Every word from Japanese 太陽 →
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