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未

wèi

related components & characters

[object Object]

classical translation

not yet happened

tall plant with vegetative growth, but no grain
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tall plant with vegetative growth, but no grain

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.

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ancient characters
alternate images from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology:
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