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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | 'jwe | q(r)oj | 委蛇 compliant, complaisant |
| 'jweX | q(r)ojʔ | entrust to | |
| 'jweX | q(r)ojʔ | collect; store | |
| 'jweX | q(r)orʔ | bend; hang down |
說文解字
《說文》：“委，委隨也。从女，从禾。”
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | mje | m(r)aj | to share with |
| mjeX | m(r)ajʔ | squander; not have, not exist; fall over; small, tiny | |
| Zhengzhang | mralʔ | ||
| Unicode | myɛ̌ |
說文解字
披靡也。从非麻聲。
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Original meaning: sepals
Pictograph of sepals of a flower. The modern meaning "no" is a phonetic loan.
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pjuw | pə | not |
| pjuw | pə | 不律 writing brush (pron. in Wú 吳 ap. Shuōwén; E. Hàn) |
說文解字
《說文》：“不，鳥飛上翔不下來也。从一，一猶天也。象形。”
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsyin | tər | numerous; majestic |
| tsyinH | tər-s | shake |
說文解字
《說文》：“振，舉救也。从手，辰聲。一曰奮也。”
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