Original meaning: arrive
Depicts a foot (夂) arriving at an entrance (口). Based on the original meaning "arrive". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kak | kˤak | each |
說文解字
《說文》：“各，異辭也。从口、夂。夂者，有行而止之，不相聽也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.100-101
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Depicts a running person (夭) with more than one 止 (foot) components to indicate faster movement. Similar in origin to 走.
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Sound (0 of 1 verified)
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pwon | pˤur | run (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“奔，走也。从夭，賁省聲。與走同意，俱从夭。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.768
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- Baxter-Sagart
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Original meaning: cut
Phonosemantic compound. 歬 represents the sound, and 刂 represents the meaning. Based on the original meaning "cut", now written as 剪. The current meaning "in front" is a phonetic loan.
Components
Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzen | [dz]ˤen (~ *m-dzˤen) | before |
說文解字
《說文》：“歬，不行而進謂之歬。从止在舟上。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫The Outlier Linguistics Dictionary of Chinese Characters
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- Unicode
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- Baxter-Sagart
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Original meaning: unit of measurement
Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 呈 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "unit of measurement". The meaning later shifted to "rule", "procedure", "sequence", and "journey".
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | drjeng | (C.)lreŋ | Chéng (a surname) |
| drjeng | l<r>eŋ | rule, norm |
說文解字
《說文》：“程，品也。十髮為程，十程為分，十分為寸。从禾，呈聲。”
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)