How to visualize the elusive concept of love?
The oldest character is relatively modern (seal character). How did the ancestors approach it? I think they based it on the love´s physical effects:
LOSS OF APPETITE
旡 (as a "rejection" character) turning the head away from an offer of food, as in the character 既. 友 can be understood as sharing food like bread or sprouts.
PALPITATIONS
旡 (as a "neck constrictor" character), then the heart becomes breathless and the heartbeat "step" 夂 shortens
How to visualize the elusive concept of love?
The oldest character is relatively modern (seal character). How did the ancestors approach it? I think they based it on the love´s physical effects:
LOSS OF APPETITE
旡 (as a "rejection" character) turning the head away from an offer of food, as in the character 既. 友 can be understood as sharing food like bread or sprouts.
PALPITATIONS
旡 (as a "neck constrictor" character), then the heart becomes breathless and the heartbeat "step" 夂 shortens