Friday, September 19, 2025

Amazing Chinese Characters (773) Entrust - 委

The big seal script of character Entrust is

The top is character Rice Crop (Post 34), the bottom is character Woman (Post 20). A woman bears heavy rice crop on her back or shoulder, which is a hard work suppose to be taken by men. Right now, may be lack of labor, may be for saving money. Anyway, it is unreasonable entrust arrangement. The image you could have is a small lady bent her back, twisted her body to walk with heavy rice crop on her shoulder.

The small seal script of character Entrust is

Similar to big seal script, Rice Crop on the top, the Woman on the bottom.

The clerical script of character Entrust is
All lines are straight or close to straight.

The Pinyin of the character is Wei3.

委 has other meanings close to its original meaning: 
1, 委身:a woman is forced or half forced to be a wife or girlfriend of a man
2, 委屈:wronged



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Amazing Chinese Characters (773) Entrust - 委

The big seal script of character Entrust is The top is character Rice Crop (Post 34), the bottom is character Woman (Post 20). A woman bears...