Character: 務
Modern (Beijing) reading: wù
Preclassic Old Chinese: mhoʔs
Classic Old Chinese: mhoh
Western Han Chinese: mhoh
Eastern Han Chinese: mhoh
Early Postclassic Chinese: mhò
Middle Postclassic Chinese: mhò
Late Postclassic Chinese: mhò
Middle Chinese: mǜ
English meaning : affairs, business
Russian meaning[s]: 1) дело, обязанность, служба, долг, задача; 2) заниматься (чем-л.); прилагать усилия, стараться; 3) настоятельно, непременно, обязательно, необходимо
Comments: During Early Zhou attested in the basic meaning only in Yijing; the character is several times attested as a loan for 侮 *m(h)oʔ q.v. For etymology see 懋 *m(h)ō(k)s ( ~ -ʔs) 'make efforts'. For *mh cf. Xiamen bu6, Chaozhou bu4, Fuzhou o5.
Radical: 110
Four-angle index: 4754
Karlgren code: 1109 j
Vietnamese reading: vụ
