The story of 垠

border, limit

垠 is composed of 土(the picture of a mound) and艮(the picture of a man twisting has neck and staring back). When someone is twisting his head and staring backward, his head is limited by his neck and cannot rotate for 360 degree, 艮 means limit here, together with 土 which means land, forms 垠, means boundary.

Vocabulary of 垠

  • 無垠 (vast without boundary)

Classification

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