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Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tawX | tˤawʔ | turn upside down (v.i.) |
| tawH | tˤawʔ-s | turn over, invert; pour |
說文解字
《說文新附》：“倒，仆也。从人，到聲。”
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Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 北 represents the sound.
Components
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | bwojH | m-pˤək-s | turn the back on |
| pwojH | pˤək-s | the back |
說文解字
《說文》：“背，也。从肉，北聲。”
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Original meaning: obey
Depicts a woman (女) obeying spoken (口) orders. Based on the original meaning "obey". The meaning later shifted to "be similar" and "like". 女 also serves as a sound component.
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | nyo | na | go to |
| nyo | na | as, like, if |
說文解字
《說文》：“如，从隨也。从女，从口。”
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Sound (0 of 1 verified)
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ljuw | ru | flow (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“，水行也。从沝、，，突忽也。流，篆文从水。”
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