Where does “巽” come from?

巽 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 巳, from Middle Chinese 巳.

巽 (Japanese): southeast

Definitions

  1. southeast

Ancestry of “巽”, step by step

巽 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 巳

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese巳Snake → south-southeast
2Middle Chinese巳—

via Japanese 辰

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese辰by extension from the zodiac
2Japaneseたつ立つ to stand; 建つ to build; 発つ to leave
Every word from Middle Chinese 巳 →Every word from Japanese 巳 →