Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dengH | N-tˤeŋ-s | become fixed; settled (v.i.) |
| dengH | m-tˤeŋ-s | make fixed, settle (v.t.) | |
| tengH | tˤeŋ-s | ready-cooked (food) |
說文解字
《說文》：“定，安也。从宀，从正。”
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)
Simplified
Depicts four hands (舁) working together (同) to raise something. The simplified character 兴 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 興.
Components
舁 IconicSimplified component
Shorthand for the 舁 component in the traditional character 興. Depicts four hands.
同 IconicSimplified component
Shorthand for the 同 component in the traditional character 興. Depicts something being lifted.
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Meaning (0 of 1 verified)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | qʰ(r)əŋ | lift, rise |
說文解字
《說文》：“興，起也。从舁，从同。同力也。”
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)