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Where does “巳” come from?
巳 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 巳.
巳
(Japanese): Snake → south-southeast
Definitions
Snake → south-southeast
Ancestry of “巳”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Middle Chinese
巳
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Words derived from “巳”
巽
丁巳
乙巳
己巳
辛巳
Every word from Middle Chinese 巳 →