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Change log entry 71840
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2021-03-19 11:51:16 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 67686 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
芸 yún 〈名〉

形聲。從艸,雲聲。本義:香草名,也叫“芸香” [...]
又如:
芸帙(書籍。因芸香可驅蠹蟲,書卷中多置之,故名。同“芸編”);
芸窗(書齋。古人藏書用芸香避蠹蟲,故借芸以稱書齋);
芸草(芸香);
芸編(指書籍。芸,香草,置書頁內可以闢蠹,故稱);
芸館(書齋);
芸籤(書籤。亦借指書籍);
芸扃(藏書處)
https://www.zdic.net/hant/%E8%8A%B8

I would say 芸 is *associated* with books and libraries, not that it *means* "books and libraries".

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芸帙 -- GR ~ "livres" [books]
芸窗 -- various dicts
芸編 -- A M LA
芸籤 -- see zdic quote above
芸草 -- LA, K
Diff:
# 芸閣 芸阁 [yun2 ge2] /imperial library/
- 芸 芸 [yun2] /common rue (Ruta graveolens)/books and libraries/
+ 芸 芸 [yun2] /common rue (Ruta graveolens)/(used in old compounds relating to books because in former times rue was used to protect books from insect damage)/
#
+ 芸帙 芸帙 [yun2 zhi4] /(old) books/
+ 芸窗 芸窗 [yun2 chuang1] /study (room)/
+ 芸編 芸编 [yun2 bian1] /(old) books/
+ 芸籤 芸签 [yun2 qian1] /bookmark/books/
+ 芸草 芸草 [yun2 cao3] /(botany) rue (Ruta graveolens)/
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