armpit

is composed of the BuShou of (meat) and (night). can be seen as the compound of (the picture of a man showing his armpits) and (the moon), the original meaning of is armpit, armpits are alway covered, which has the meaning of darkness and is added in order to emphasize it, since is used to represent the meaning of night, so is added and make to mean armpit.

Vocabulary of 腋

  • 腋毛 (armpit hair)

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