Variant form of 磬. Depicts a hand striking a musical stone chime with a stick.
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Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khengH | [C.qʰ]ˤeŋ-s | hanging musical stone |
說文解字
《說文》：“磬，樂石也。从石，殸象縣虡之形。殳，擊之也。古者毋句氏作磬。殸，籀文省；硜，古文从巠。”
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)