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| 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。”
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- 漢語多功能字庫
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | gi | [g](r)ə | period of time |
說文解字
《說文》：“期，會也。从月，其聲。，古文期，从日、丌。”
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Sound (1)
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzwon | [dz]ˤə[n] | exist |
說文解字
《說文》：“存，恤問也。从子，才聲。”
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Original meaning: desire to have something
Phonosemantic compound. 柰 represents the sound and 欠 represents the meaning. Based on the original meaning "desire to have something". The meaning later shifted to "funds" and "item".
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Sound (0 of 1 verified)
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | kʰloːnʔ | |
| Unicode | kuɑn |
說文解字
《說文》：“，意有所欲也。从欠，祟欠省。歀，或从柰。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 李学勤《字源》p.768
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