The Role of the “Groove” 卯 Character in Chinese Writing: 69 characters and 22 definitions

by
Jennifer Ball and Xu Chao
Using a Hanzi substructure-search engine designed by Xu Chao and Jennifer Ball
Nov. 11, 2018

Thanks to Chinese Text Project, zhdict.net/dictionary, and Github for definitions and characters

One form of Tongue-in-Groove or 凹 and 凸https://bsbethsxceramics.wordpress.com/2017/08/17/wood-joining/ One form of Tongue-in-Groove or 凹 and 凸
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Semantic Breakdown of Raw Data

22 + 47  undefined = 69 characters analyzed

 

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Unicode
Character
Definitions
Relationship to “Groove/Slot”

Groove/Slot/Sexual (78%)

1

U536F

4th terrestrial branch; period from 5-7 a.m.; rabbit (兔) of Chinese zodiac; "mortise" of "mortise and tenon," which is another name for "tongue and groove”

This character is the groove, 凹, the female side; it also is a possible depiction of Fallopian tubes; it is also represented by 𤕰, 戼, 𦕔, 𩇧, and 𩇨

2

U36B9

(same as 媌) pretty; charming girl, (same as 懰) exquisite; fine

This character possibly depicts a virgin, which is why she is “exquisite”; her “groove” is a vagina 阴道; as there are no dots in her tubes-卵-she is not with child

3

U804A

somewhat, slightly, at least; chat:聊天 (boring: 无聊 "no chat); gossip; paid escort; to earn a living (esp. with negative)

“Paid escort” is another term for “prostitute”; her groove is her vagina 阴道; chatting someone up” is British for “flirting,” which is foreplay

4

U35E6

a loud and confused noise

Chatting and sex are both loud and confused

5

U67F3

willow tree; pleasure; (astronomy) One of the constellations of the Twenty-Eight Mansions (二十八宿 (Èrshíbā Xiù)); impure or "fallen" woman

“Pleasure” and “impure: and “fallen woman” all involve a vagina 阴道

6

U6634

one of the 28 constellations

The vaginal groove reproduces; 日 is in words that mean “prostitute” and “fuck”

7

U39D5

to feel or touch with hands; to hold, to lay the hand on, to cover

Sexual foreplay

8

U3DAF

fire

Sexual passion is often described as “fire”

9

U537F

卿/ 卿

noble, high officer, (old) minister; (old) term of endearment between spouses; thou (poet.)

“A term of endearment between spouses” means respect for someone who has your own interests at heart. That “little face” between the pieces of 卯 represents a “baby” even if the baby is a project, country, or live human: it is something both parties nourish

10

U3C89

egg shells

Sexual product (dots signify ovum)

11

U5375

egg; ovum; roe; spawn

Sexual product (dots signify ovum)

12

U7A8C

pit, vault; store in pit

A pit is a groove; a vault is similar to an egg or Fallopian tubes: store next generation

13

U6BC8

infertile eggs; (Cant.) rotten, muddled

Sexual product; (dots signify ovum)

14

U393B

stupid; clumsy; (Cant.) to dirty, defile

“Defile,” like “deflower” implies sex; (dots signify ovum)

15

U5B75

sit on eggs, hatch

Sexual product; stuck to egg; (dots signify ovum)

16

U925A

rivet

tongue-and-groove; stuck; riveted

17

U94C6

rivet (Simplified form of 鉚.)

tongue-and-groove; stuck; riveted

Unicode
Character
Definitions
Relationship to “Groove/Slot”

Nature (22%)

18 U387B (non-classical form of 廖 [root 翏 means “the sound of the wind; to soar”]; name of a small ancient State, a Chinese family name “To soar” implies orgasm: sexual; “sound of the wind=whoosh” which also seems sexual
19 U5CC1 yellow dirt mount ((in the Northwest of China) (zhdict.net/dictionary) Apparently a mountain place, but “mount” does have a sexual connotation
20 U37F9 the appearance of a mountain is lofty and steep and profound Interpretation: Mountain becomes big and sexual
21 U6CD6 still waters; river in Jiangsu Still waters implies virginity?
22 U8306 species of grass, water mallows Only grows in still waters (implies virginity?)

 

Unicode
Character
Definitions
Relationship to “Groove/Slot”

No Definition

23

U7B37

No definition given

24

U5945

No definition given

25

U73CB

No definition given

26

U8D15

No definition given

27

U98F9

No definition given

28

U99E0

No definition given

29

U7AB7

No definition given

30

U4E6E

No definition given

31

U282D6

𨋖

No definition given

32

U2BC38

𫰸

No definition given

33

U20A21

𠨡

No definition given

34

U2AA2B

𪨫

No definition given

35

U23AD8

𣫘

No definition given

36

U201E9

𠇩

No definition given

37

U26291

𦊑

No definition given

38

U2B6B5

𫚵

No definition given

39

U275B1

𧖱

No definition given

40

U22A3A

𢨺

No definition given

41

U2B9FC

𫧼

No definition given

42

U27E37

𧸷

No definition given

43

U2CA81

𬪁

No definition given

44

U219D9

𡧙

No definition given

45

U20C2D

𠰭

No definition given

46

U2896B

𨥫

No definition given

47

U2B9FE

𫧾

No definition given

48

U206D3

𠛓

No definition given

49

U29285

𩊅

No definition given

50

U2C186

𬆆

No definition given

51

U296C1

𩛁

No definition given

52

U2A54B

𪕋

No definition given

53

U20DDE

𠷞

No definition given

54

U2B9FF

𫧿

No definition given

55

U2C222

𬈢

No definition given

56

U212A7

𡊧

No definition given

57

U20970

𠥰

No definition given

58

U20A23

𠨣

No definition given

59

U275B0

𧖰

No definition given

60

U295B4

𩖴

No definition given

61

U24D60

𤵠

No definition given

62

U2909E

𩂞

No definition given

63

U2C8CC

𬣌

No definition given

64

U20A2B

𠨫

No definition given

65

U28496

𨒖

No definition given

66

U25138

𥄸

No definition given

67

U2C06C

𬁬

No definition given

68

U28D05

𨴅

No definition given

69

U2128E

𡊎

No definition given

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