Simplified
Simplified form of 喬. Originally written the same as 高 (tall). The top part of the character was altered to distinguish 喬 from 高.
Components
◎ Distinguishing component
高 SoundMeaningSimplified component
Strokes were removed during simplification.
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 高 than it was in ancient scripts.
Depicts a chunk of cinnabar found in a well for mining.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tan | tˤan | cinnabar |
說文解字
《說文》：“丹，巴越之赤石也。象采丹井，一象丹形。，古文丹。，亦古文丹。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.426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)
Traditional
Originally written the same as 高 (tall). The top part of the character was altered to distinguish 喬 from 高.
Components
◎ Distinguishing component
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | gjew | [N-k](r)aw | high, tall |
說文解字
《說文》：“喬，高而曲也。从夭，从高省。《詩》曰：‘南有喬木。’”
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)