■ radical

jiù

old

How it’s built

Simplified form of 舊. Phonosemantic compound. 雈 represents the meaning and 臼 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "type of owl". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

丨

simplified

vertical line — Shorthand for the 雈 component in the traditional character 舊.

日

simplified

sun; day — Shorthand for the 臼 component in the traditional character 舊.

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