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The two graphemes of oracle script (early forms of Chinese characters) which are identified as yi 夷 or shi 尸. They are interpreted as pictures of a man's sitting posture from a lateral view.

Source:

  • Matsumaru Michio 松丸道雄 and Takashima Ken'ichi 高嶋謙一 ed., Kōkotsumoji Jishaku Sōran 甲骨文字字釋綜覽, p. 252, 1994.

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current23:13, 5 March 2006150×100 (3 KB)Nanshu ({{PD-self}} The two graphemes of oracle script (the early form of Chinese characters) which are identified as ''yi'' 夷 or ''shi'' 尸. They are interpreted as pictures of a man's sitting posture from a lateral view.)
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