Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | qon |
說文解字
屈也。从兔从冂。兔在冂下，不得走，益屈折也。
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Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kaeX | Cə.kˤraʔ | borrow; false |
| kaeX | kˤraʔ | great |
說文解字
《說文》：“假，非真也。从人，叚聲。一曰至也。《虞書》曰：‘假于上下。’”
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Simplified
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | 'anH | ʔˤa[n]-s | stool; tray |
說文解字
《說文》：“案，几屬。从木，安聲。”
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Traditional
Original meaning: grind stone
Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 昔 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "grind stone", which later shifted to "mix", "be in disorder", and "wrong".
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tshak | [tsʰ]ˤak | slanting |
說文解字
《說文》：“錯，金涂也。从金，昔聲。”
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