The word meaning _leisure_ was originally written as.
depicts _moonlight_ streaming through a _door_ , indicating the original meaning _crack, space_. This was extended to mean _free time, leisure_.is no longer used, so:
* _Space_ is now written as
* _Free time, leisure_ borrowed the identically pronounced character.
is a compound of a _wooden_ obstructionblocking a _door_ , indicating the original meaning _fence, railing, obstruction_. This meaning is no longer used by the character, so there is no confusion as to whatmeans.
> The word representing the original meaning of[]{}( _Zhengzhang_) OC: **/*ɡreːn/** ) is cognate to[]{}( **/*ɡ·raːn/** ; _handrail_ ) and possibly{}( **/*ɡrɯːnʔ/** ; _boundary, limit_ ).