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Original meaning: rope
Pictograph of a rope with four dots representing bits of threads. Based on the original meaning "rope". The meaning later shifted to "lead", "follow", "standard", "rate", and "frequency".
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | lwijH | [r]ut-s | bird net |
| lwit | [r]ut | norm, standard | |
| srwijH | s-rut-s | lead (v.); commander | |
| srwit | s-rut | follow, go along |
說文解字
《說文》：“率，捕鳥畢也。象絲罔。上下其竿柄也。”
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Traditional
Original meaning: Three Stars constellation
Depicts three (三) stars (晶) shining (光). Originally represented the Three Stars constellation (參) in Chinese astronomy. The more common meaning "take part in" is a phonetic loan.
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tshom | r̥ˤəʔ | accumulate |
| tsrhim | [tsʰr][u]m | 參差 tsrhim.tsrhje uneven | |
| sam | s.rum (*s.r- > s-; infl. by 四 *s-?) | three | |
| srim | srum (should be *s.rum) | the constellation Orion’ (named for the three stars in Orion’s belt) |
說文解字
《說文》：“曑，商星也。从晶，聲。參，曑或省。”
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Traditional
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | sjwenX | [s]o[n]ʔ | choose; count |
| sjwenX | [s]o[r]ʔ | count (v.) | |
| sjwenH | [s]o[n]ʔ-s | even, orderly |
說文解字
遣也。从辵、巽，巽遣之；巽亦聲。一曰選，擇也。
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