A single horizontal stroke, representing the number one.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | 'jit | ʔi[t] | one |
說文解字
《說文》：“一，惟初太始，道立於一，造分天地，化成萬物。弌，古文一。”
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- Academia Sinica
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Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsyhangH | mə-tʰaŋ-s | to lead (in singing) |
說文解字
《說文》：“唱，導也。从口，昌聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Three horizontal strokes, representing the number three.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | sam | s.rum (*s.r- > s-; infl. by 四 *s-?) | three |
| samH | s.r[u]m-s (*s.r- > *s-, infl. by 四 *s-?) | three times |
說文解字
《說文》：“三，天地人之道也。从三數。弎，古文三从弋。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.51
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- Unicode
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
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Simplified
Components
Character Evolution
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Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | thanH | n̥ˤar-s | sigh |
說文解字
《說文》：“嘆，吞歎也。从口，歎省聲。一曰太息也。”
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)