幌
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Meaning: shop sign
💡 Think of a cloth (巾) sign that shines (晃) in the sun to advertise a shop.
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Character Story & Explanation
幌 (huǎng) means 'shop sign' or 'curtain'. It is composed of 巾 (cloth) and 晃 (shining). Historically, shops hung cloth signs to attract customers. In modern Chinese, it is used in words like 幌子 (pretence) and 酒幌 (wineshop sign). The character also implies something that is displayed to deceive.
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