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來

lái

related components & characters

[object Object]

classical translation

already happened

tall plant with grain emerging
ecological image

tall plant with grain emerging

未 and 來 are pairs, the two show a plant before grain has arrived and after. Thus, the two are used to refer to things that have not yet happened, compared to things that have already happened. The component 从, to depart, are the grains detached from the plant, and further impart the meaning of "since."

nuanced meaning

ancient characters
alternate images from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology:

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Embodied Universe is a research and educational project by Dr. Evren “Ev” Juniper, Doctor of East Asian Medicine (DAcCHM, LAc). Her work explores the relationship between embodied experience, early Chinese language, and the interpretation of classical medical texts.

Through the integration of experiential insight and close textual study, she seeks to clarify concepts within East Asian Medicine that have often been mistranslated or misunderstood in modern interpretations. Her doctoral thesis, Embodied Universe, is available on Academia.edu.

Ev practices clinically at ECHO Acupuncture in Gladstone, Oregon.

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