Simplified
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | brɯŋ | |
| brɯŋs | ||
| Unicode | bhiəng | |
| bhiə̀ng |
說文解字
依几也。从几从任。《周書》：“凭玉几。”讀若馮。
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- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Simplified
Original meaning: hunting tool
Simplified form of 單. Pictograph of a hunting tool or weapon constructed from rocks tied to a tree branch. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Traditional
Components
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | bing | [b]rəŋ | lean on |
| Zhengzhang | bɯŋ | ||
| Unicode | bhiəng |
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- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Traditional
Original meaning: hunting tool
Pictograph of a hunting tool or weapon constructed from rocks tied to a tree branch. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzyen | dar (< *[d]ar) | 單于 chányú: Xiōngnú ruler (W. Hàn) |
| tan | Cə.tˤar | single, simple |
說文解字
《說文》：“單，大也。从吅、，吅亦聲。闕。”
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- Historical pronunciations
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)