Depicts catching two (二) fish at once, conveying the meaning "again". The fish component is similar to the bottom half of 冓.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsojH | [ts]ˤə(ʔ)-s | twice; a second time |
說文解字
《說文》：“再，一舉而二也。从冓省。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.315-316Wiktionary
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Original meaning: cry
Depicts a child opening its mouth to cry. Original form of 嗁. The modern meaning is a phonetic loan.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | yaeX | lAjʔ | (final particle) |
說文解字
《說文》：“也，女陰也。象形。，秦刻石也字。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.859
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)