Origin unclear.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | 'jin | [q]i[n] | dam up, block; mound |
說文解字
《說文》：“垔，塞也。《尚書》曰：‘鯀垔洪水。’从土，西聲。，古文垔。”
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)