Simplified
Depicts a large object (凡) like a shoulder carriage that requires the cooperation of multiple people working together to carry.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | duwng | lˤoŋ | together, join |
說文解字
《說文》：“同，合會也。从，从口。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.614
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Original meaning: side of a shoe
Phonosemantic compound. 帛 represents the meaning and 封 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "side of a shoe". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | paːŋ |
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang