二氯异三聚氰酸钠 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

èr two

Two horizontal strokes, representing the number two.

Character Evolution

Bronze form — Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC

Seal form — Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	nyijH	ni[j]-s	two

說文解字

《說文》：“二，地之數也。从偶一。弍，古文。”

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

lǜ chlorine

Phonosemantic compound. 气 represents the meaning and 录 represents the sound.

Components

气 Meaning component

qì, qi air

录 Sound component

lù copy

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode

yì different Simplified

Original meaning: carry on the head

Phonosemantic compound. 廾 represents the meaning and 已 represents the sound. Simplified form of 異. Based on the original meaning "carry on the head", now written as 戴. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

已 Sound component

yǐ already

廾 Meaning component

gǒng two hands

Change in meaning

廾 hints at the original meaning of 异, "carry on the head", which is no longer the most common meaning of 异 in modern Mandarin.

Character Evolution

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	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	yiH	ɢ(r)ək-s	different

說文解字

《說文》：“异，舉也。从廾，聲。”

Sources

Character origin: 李学勤《字源》p.204-205
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

sān three

Three horizontal strokes, representing the number three.

Character Evolution

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Sound (2 of 4 verified)

参仨闫參

Meaning (2 of 4 verified)

参叁仨參

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	sam	s.rum (s.r- > s-; infl. by 四 s-?)	three
	samH	s.r[u]m-s (s.r- > s-, infl. by 四 *s-?)	three times

說文解字

《說文》：“三，天地人之道也。从三數。弎，古文三从弋。”

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.51
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

jù assemble

Phonosemantic compound. 乑 represents the meaning and 取 represents the sound.

Components

取 Sound component

qǔ take

乑 Meaning component

zhòng, yín, pān people standing side-by-side

Character Evolution

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Sound (0 of 3 verified)

骤鄹驟

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	dzjuX	m-tsʰoʔ	bring together
	dzjuH	m-tsʰoʔ-s	bring together

說文解字

《說文》：“聚，會也。从，取聲。邑落云聚。”

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)

qíng cyanogen

Phonosemantic compound. 气 represents the meaning and 青 represents the sound.

Components

气 Meaning component

qì, qi air

青 Sound component

qīng green or blue

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode

suān sour, tart

Phonosemantic compound. 酉 represents the meaning and 夋 represents the sound.

Components

酉 Meaning component

yǒu wine

夋 Sound component

qūn to dawdle

Character Evolution

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Baxter-Sagart	swan	[s]ˤor	sour

說文解字

《說文》：“酸，酢也。从酉，夋聲。關東謂酢曰酸。，籀文酸从畯。”

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)

nà, ruì sodium Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 内 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鈉.

Components

钅 Meaning component

jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

内 Sound component

nèi inside

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode

yì different Traditional

Original meaning: carry on the head

Depicts two hands putting something on top of the head. Based on the original meaning "carry on the head", now written as 戴. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.