A single horizontal stroke, representing the number one.
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| 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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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Pictograph of Kui, a figure in ancient Chinese mythology.
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說文解字
《說文》：“夔，神魖也。如龍，一足，从夊，象有角、手、人面之形。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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Original meaning: a type of snake creature
Derived from 巳. Depicts a snake-like creature. Based on the original meaning "a type of snake creature". The current meaning "already" is a phonetic loan.
Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | yiX | ɢ(r)əʔ | cease; already |
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.979
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- Baxter-Sagart
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Pictograph of a foot (止) attached to a leg.
Components
Character Evolution
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Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsjuH | [ts]ok-s | replenish |
| tsjowk | [ts]ok | sufficient | |
| tsjowk | [ts]ok | foot |
說文解字
《說文》：“足，人之足也，在下。从止、囗。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.143漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)