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)
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 寺 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tongX | tˤəŋʔ | step, grade |
說文解字
《說文》：“等，齊簡也。从竹，从寺。寺，官曹之等平也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫Wiktionary
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)