Simplified
Original meaning: carry on the head
Phonosemantic compound. 廾 represents the meaning and 已 represents the sound. Simplified form of 異. Based on the original meaning "carry on the head", now written as 戴. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | yiH | ɢ(r)ək-s | different |
說文解字
《說文》：“异，舉也。从廾，聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 李学勤《字源》p.204-205
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Pictograph of a bent ruler or L-shaped tool.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khjowk | kʰ(r)ok | to bend |
說文解字
《說文》：“曲，象器曲受物之形。或說，曲，蠶薄也。曲說文古文，古文曲。”
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)
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)
Depicts a tool with a blade.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kuwng | kˤoŋ | officer |
| kuwng | kˤoŋ | work |
說文解字
《說文》：“工，巧飾也。象人有規榘也。與巫同意。，古文工从彡。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.381-382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
Original meaning: carry on the head
Depicts two hands putting something on top of the head. Based on the original meaning "carry on the head", now written as 戴. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | yiH | ɢ(r)ək-s | different |
說文解字
《說文》：“異，分也。从廾、从畀。畀，予也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 李学勤《字源》p.204-205
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)