Where does “巴” come from?

巴 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 絵, from Middle Chinese 繪.

巴 (Japanese): a circular design resembling swirling water, a...

Definitions

  1. a circular design resembling swirling water, a...

Ancestry of “巴”, step by step

巴 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 絵

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese絵picture, painting; drawing, sketch
2Middle Chinese繪—

via Japanese 鞆

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鞆archer's left-wrist protector

Words derived from “巴”

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