Simplified
Simplified form of 備. Depicts preparing a container for arrows to equip oneself for battle.
Components
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kaewngH | kˤruŋ-s (? < *-[u]m-s) | descend |
| haewng | m-kˤru[ŋ] (? < *-[u]m) | submit |
說文解字
《說文》：“降，下也。从，夅聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫張世超《金文形義通解》p.3353
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Depicts a person (亻) preparing a container for arrows to equip himself for battle.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Sound (0 of 1 verified)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | bijH | [b]rək-s | complete (adj.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“備，慎也。从人，聲。，古文備。”
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)