Pictograph of two hands holding up a vessel.
Components
Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | gjowngH | N-k(r)oŋʔ-s | together, all |
說文解字
《說文》:“共,同也。从廿、廾。,古文共。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫裘錫圭 "Chinese Writing" p.189
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | mu | mˤa | model |
說文解字
《說文》:“模,法也。从木,莫聲。讀若嫫母之嫫。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 印 represents the sound. Originally written as 印 or 色.
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | 'ik | [ʔ](r)ik | and, but, or |
| 'ik | [ʔ]ik | rub, repress |
說文解字
《說文》:“,按也。从反‘印’。抑,俗从手。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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Original meaning: break
Depicts cutting down a tree (未) with a knife (刂). Based on the original meaning "break". The meaning later shifted to "control".
Components
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsyejH | tet-s | cut out, prepare |
說文解字
《說文》:“制,裁也。从刀,从未。未,物成,有滋味,可裁斷。一曰止也。,古文制如此。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.357漢語多功能字庫
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Two spoons side-by-side, conveying the meaning "to put together", "match", or "compare". 匕 also represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
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Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pjijX | C.pijʔ | compare |
| pjijH | pij-s | combine; all |
說文解字
《說文》:“比,密也。二人為从,反从為比。夶,古文比。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 尤梓竹《甲骨文字考釋提要(一)》p.56李学勤《字源》p.725
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