茍

茍 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 廿心口 (TPR) or 難廿心口 (XTPR), four-corner 4462₇, composition ⿱⻀句)

This character is not to be confused with 苟 (U+82DF), which contains the grass radical (艹) instead.

• 𠣷, 𠑛
• 敬 (Exception: Only for Taiwan and Hong Kong character. Other regions contain 苟 instead)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1027, character 12
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30853
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3195, character 1
• Unihan data for U+830D

Historical forms of the character 茍
Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script

May represent a sitting dog, hence a dog showing respect and obedience.

Alternatively, Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 羊 (“sheep”) + 卩 (“kneeling person”), hence it represents a barbarian while kneeling perhaps as a form of respect. The character is similar to 羌, in which however the man is standing.

See 敬 (“respect, reverence”). Perhaps unrelated to 狗 (“dog”) according to the earlier versions.

茍

1. to be circumspect or cautious in one's behaviour

(Hyōgai kanji)

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• Go-on: こく (koku)
• Kan-on: きょく (kyoku)