Simplified
Simplified form of 啟. Depicts a hand (又) opening a door (户) of an opening (口). The 又 (hand) component was later removed for simplification.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khejX | kʰˤijʔ | open (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“启，開也。从戶，从口。”
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)
Original meaning: perform music and dance as prayer
Depicts holding decorative plant (𠦪) in both hands (廾) for use in a musical performance to pray.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsuwH | tsˤo(ʔ)-s | bring forward; perform (music) |
說文解字
《說文》：“奏，奏進也。从夲，从，从屮；屮，上進之義。，古文。，亦古文。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.778-779
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Depicts a hand (又) opening a door (户) of an opening (口). The 又 (hand) component was later reanalyzed as meaning component 攵.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khejX | kʰˤijʔ | open (v.) |
| Zhengzhang | kʰeːʔ |
說文解字
《說文》：“啟，教也。从攴，启聲。《論語》曰：‘不憤不啟。’”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)