Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzwaX | [dz]ˤo[j]ʔ | sit |
| dzwaX | m-[dz]ˤo[j]ʔ | to set | |
| dzwaH | [dz]ˤo[j]ʔ-s | seat n. |
說文解字
《說文》：“，止也。从土，从留省，土，所止也。此與留同意。坐，古文坐。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.909
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Original meaning: pen; fence
Depicts an animal, such as a cow (牛), trapped around an animal's fence (宀).
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | ruː | |
| Unicode | lɑu |
說文解字
《說文》：“牢，閑，養牛馬圈也。从牛，冬省，取其四周帀也。”
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)