Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 冓 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kuw | [k]ˤ(r)o | bamboo cage |
| Zhengzhang | koː |
說文解字
笿也。可熏衣。从竹冓聲。宋楚謂竹篝牆以居也。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)