TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
鄂
鄂 ＝ 咢 ＋ 阝
ㄜˋ · è
noun — an old state and its land; the short name for Hubei
字源 FORM — what the parts do
咢聲è — gives the soundtwo mouths (吅) over 屰, a clamoring outcry
阝義a city or settlement (邑), here on the right
On the right, 阝 is 邑 — a walled settlement, the marker on place-names. 咢 è, an outcry of two mouths, carries the sound. Together they name the old state of E and the city around it, and today 鄂 stands in for Hubei.
意 · Meanings
(本義)鄂國、鄂州— the state of E; E prefecture常用
→湖北簡稱鄂— the short name for Hubei常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
鴞xiāoshares 's outcry idea elsewhere; 鄂 keeps the city