Simplified
Simplified
Simplified form of 貝. Pictograph of a cowrie shell. In ancient China such shells were used as currency.
Traditional
Original meaning: tall house
Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 龍 represents the sound. The meaning later extended to "huge" and "disorderly".
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | baewng | [b]ˤroŋ | huge |
說文解字
《說文》：“龐，高屋也。从广，龍聲。”
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)
Traditional
Pictograph of a cowrie shell. In ancient China such shells were used as currency.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pajH | pˤa[t]-s | cowry shell |
說文解字
《說文》：“貝，海介蟲也。居陸名猋，在水名蜬。象形。古者貨貝而寶龜，周而有泉，至秦廢貝行錢。”
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)