Simplified
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| Middle Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Unicode | ngo |
說文解字
《說文》：“昦，春為昦天，元气昦昦。从日、夰，夰亦聲。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Original meaning: to sing
Duplicate of 可, which has a similar sound. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | kaːl | |
| Unicode | gɑ |
說文解字
《說文》：“哥，聲也。从二可。古文以為謌字。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Components
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khwot | [kʰ]ˤut | cave, hole |
| Zhengzhang | kʰluːd | ||
| Unicode | kuət |
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- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Traditional
Original meaning: to shout
Pictograph of a person with their head tilted (夨) yelling with an open mouth (口).
Components
Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ngu | ŋʷˤa | shout; name of a state |
說文解字
《說文》：“吳，姓也，亦郡也。一曰吳，大言也。从夨、口。，古文如此。”
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)