This logogram is of ideographic origin and it was designed to evoke:

The sound 耳 of a bell 舌

  • clamor, din, hubbub guā
    • ear; to hear, to hear of; handle ěr
    • tongue; bell clapper shé
      • thousand; many, numerous; very qiān
        • 丿 slash piě
        • ten, tenth; complete; perfect shí
      • mouth; entrance, gate, opening kǒu

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