Simplified
Simplified form of 轟. Depicts the sound made by many vehicles (车). The meaning later shifted to "rumble".
Components
又 Simplified component
Shorthand for the 車 component in the traditional character 轟.
又 Simplified component
Shorthand for the 車 component in the traditional character 轟.
Originally written as 夭, depicting a person swaying their arms (夭) while walking quickly. The foot component 止 was added later.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsuwX | [ts]ˤoʔ | run |
說文解字
《說文》：“走，趨也。从夭、止，夭止者，屈也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.108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)
Traditional
Depicts the sound made by many vehicles (車). The meaning later shifted to "rumble".
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | qʰʷreːŋ | |
| qʰʷreːŋs | ||
| Unicode | xuəng |
說文解字
《說文》：“轟，羣車聲也。从三車。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)