Pictograph of a bowstring being pulled back.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | yinX | li[n]ʔ | draw the bow |
| yinH | li[n]ʔ-s | draw the bow |
說文解字
《說文》：“引，開弓也。从弓、丨。”
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)
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | gjuwX | [ɡ](r)uʔ | fault, blame (n.) |
| Zhengzhang | kɯːw | ||
| ɡɯwʔ | |||
| Unicode | ghiǒu |
說文解字
災也。从人从各。各者，相違也。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)