仍

still, yet

仍 is composed of the BuShou of 人(man) and 乃(to be). 乃 can be seen as simplified version of 夃, depicts someone pulling a rope, which has the meaning of ‘following’ or ‘carrying on as before’, ancient Chinese also like ‘following’ or ‘carrying on as before’.

Vocabulary of 仍

  • 仍然 (still, yet)、仍舊 (still, yet)

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