Pictograph of a knife.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | taw | C.tˤaw | knife |
說文解字
《說文》：“刀，兵也。象形。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.352
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Pictograph of a knife. Similar to 刀 (knife), with an added dot marking where the blade is.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | nyinH | nə[n]-s | edge of a blade |
說文解字
《說文》：“刃，刀堅也。象刀有刃之形。”
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)