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Rh Wu is a picture of a signal staff with three streamers; hence the idea of a warning not to do something.

Shih is composed of two obsolete characters meaning to bring together the fragrance of grain.

Mien is not given in the Shuo Wên, and is supposed to be a contraction of an obsolete word with the same meaning.

Tsui was originally composed of 辛 hsin acrid and 自 tzŭ self. It has been suggested that the change was brought about by taboo, as in many other characters.

Ch'u see.