Original meaning: to finish sewing clothes
Depicts clothing (衣) with intersecting lines indicating that the clothing is done being sewed. Based on the original meaning, "to finish sewing clothes". The meaning later shifted to "to finish" and "to die" while its other meaning "soldier" is a phonetic loan.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tswit | [ts]ut | finish, die |
| tswot | [ts]ˤut | soldier |
說文解字
《說文》：“卒，隸人給事者衣為卒。卒，衣有題識者。”
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)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tshang | [s.r̥]ˤaŋ | tshang-kaeng 'oriole' |
| tshang | tsʰˤaŋ | granary |
說文解字
《說文》：“倉，穀藏也，倉黃取而藏之，故謂之倉。从食省，口象倉形。仺，奇字倉。”
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)