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    ANONYMOUS | offlineLv1 | Expired Date:2009.07.19 22:08

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what is the origin of the word 示(shi)
where it comes from?

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ptwxs | offline Lv13 | Answer Date:2009.06.30 00:14 (3) | (0)

The two horizontal lines on top represent the highest. The dot on the right represents the sun, the left one the moon and the stroke in the middle the star. In the past, the left and right dots were also written as vertical strokes. So there was three vertical stokes in the past. These three vertical strokes represent light coming down from highest, or the revelation. So, the meaning of the character is divine communication coming down from above.

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