Original meaning: cut
Depicts two lines crossing. Based on the original meaning "cut", now written as 切. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tshit | [tsʰ]i[t] | seven |
說文解字
《說文》：“七，陽之正也。从一，微陰从中衺出也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.951-952
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | hwa | [ɢ]ˤoj | harmonious |
| hwaH | [ɢ]ˤoj-s | tune (instruments); respond in singing |
說文解字
《說文》：“咊，相譍也。从口，禾聲。”
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)
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | hen | [ɢ]ˤi[n] | string of bow or instrument |
| Zhengzhang | ɡeːn | ||
| Unicode | hen |
說文解字
弓弦也。从弓，象絲軫之形。凡弦之屬皆从弦。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)