Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | xip | qʰ(r)əp | inhale |
說文解字
《說文》：“吸，內息也。从口，及聲。”
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Depicts a drop of blood in a container (皿).
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | xwet | m̥ˤik | blood |
說文解字
《說文》：“血，祭所薦牲血也。从皿，一象血形。”
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Traditional
Pictograph of a crow. Similar to 鳥.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | 'u | [ʔ]ˤa | oh! |
| 'u | qˤa | crow, raven; black | |
| 'u | ʔˤa | 烏桓, 烏丸 Wūhuán: Avars (W. Hàn) |
說文解字
《說文》：“烏，孝鳥也。象形。孔子曰：‘烏，呼也。’取其助气，故以為烏呼。，古文烏，象形。於，象古文烏省。”
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Traditional
Original meaning: to destroy
Phonosemantic compound. 戈 represents the meaning and 則 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzok | k.dzˤək | injure; murderer, bandit |
說文解字
《說文》：“，敗也。从戈，則聲。”
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