Phonosemantic compound. 丯 represents the sound and 刀 represents the meaning. Original form of 契 and 栔.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kheat | [k]ʰˤret | skilfull engraving (Shuōwén) |
說文解字
《說文》：“，巧也。从刀，丰聲。”
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)