Pictograph of a concavity. Opposite of 凸.
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | qriːw |
| qriːb |
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kjaengH | C.qraŋʔ-s | mirror |
說文解字
《說文》：“鏡，景也。从金，竟聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)