Original meaning: condense, select
Two dots added to 束 (bind; bunch). Based on the original meaning "condense, select", now written as 揀. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
八 Distinguishing component
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | keanX | kˤr[a]nʔ | select, distinguish |
說文解字
《說文》：“柬，分別簡之也。从束，从八。八，分別也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.512-513
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)