Shuowen component 149: 巫
About this component
Component: 巫
Seal font (Chongxi): 巫
Mandarin: wū
Sino-Vietnamese: —
Japanese: フ (fu) ; ブ (bu) ; かんなぎ (kannagi) ; みこ (miko)
Korean: MWU / 무
Unihan definition: wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman
Shuowen entry
祝也。女能事無形,以舞降神者也。象人兩褎舞形。與工同意。古者巫咸初作巫。凡巫之屬皆从巫。