Pictograph of a spinning wheel or spindle.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | hwejH | ɢʷˤ[i]j-s | (copula) |
說文解字
《說文》：“叀，專小謹也。从幺省；屮，財見也；屮亦聲。，古文叀。，亦古文叀。”
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)