[[Characters]] #Characters \ #Abstract-Concepts \ #Time-and-Space # 亘 gèn continuity; extension ## Components [[旦 dàn]] [[一 yī]] [[一 (yī)]] ## Meaning In its modern meaning, it represents continuity and extension, symbolizing something continuous and uninterrupted. ## History The character "亘" is an ideogram. In its ancient form, it depicted water flowing and swirling. The oracle bone script resembles water swirling along the banks. The seal script portrays two banks with water swirling between them. In the clerical and regular scripts, it includes the character for the sun (日) and the symbol for "two" (二), representing the continuous movement of the sun in the sky. Originally, it meant the swirling of water, and later extended to mean continuous and uninterrupted. ## Evolution ### Oracular Script ![[亘 - ora.svg]] ### Bronze Script ？ ### Seal Script ![[亘 - sello.svg]] ### Clerical Script ![[亘 - cle.svg]] ### Regular Script ![[亘 - reg.svg]]