Simplified
A horizontal line, depicting an item being discarded, added to the semantically similar character 去 (leave; go).
Components
Component uses
Sound (0 of 1 verified)
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫Wiktionary
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
Pictograph of a hand.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | syuwX | n̥uʔ | hand |
說文解字
《說文》：“手，拳也。象形。，古文手。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.844
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)