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說文解字
《說文》：“坏，丘再成者也。一曰瓦未燒。从土，不聲。”
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- Unicode
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Original meaning: armless child
Pictograph of a young child, similar to 子, but without arms. Compare to 孑 (child only with right arm) and 孓 (child only with left arm). The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | reːwʔ | |
| Unicode | leǔ | |
| leǔ |
說文解字
《說文》：“了，尦也。从子無臂，象形。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.972
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
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Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | hweajH | N-[k]ˤ<r>uj-s | be destroyed |
| hweajH | m-[k]ˤ<r>uj-s | destroy | |
| hwojX | N-[k]ˤujʔ | be destroyed | |
| hwojX | m-[k]ˤujʔ | destroy | |
| kweajH | [k]ʷˤ<r>ujʔ-s | destroy |
說文解字
《說文》：“壞，敗也。从土，褱聲。，古文壞省。，籀文壞。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)