Simplified
A horizontal line, depicting an item being discarded, added to the semantically similar character 去 (leave; go).
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Sound (0 of 1 verified)
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫Wiktionary
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Depicts hair above the eye (目).
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | mij | mr[ə][r] | eyebrow |
說文解字
《說文》：“眉，目上毛也。从目，象眉之形，上象頟理也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 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)
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | luwngH | [r]ˤoŋ-s | manipulate, play with |
說文解字
《說文》：“弄，玩也。从廾持玉。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Original meaning: press down
Depicts a kneeling person (卩) being pushed down by a hand (爪). Based on the original meaning "press down", now written as 抑. The current meaning "color" is a phonetic loan.
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | srik | s.rək | color; countenance |
說文解字
《說文》：“色，顏气也。从人，从卪。，古文。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.711-712
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)