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)
Depicts the flow of water in a river.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | sywijX | s.turʔ (E dialect: *-r > *-j) | water; river |
說文解字
《說文》：“水，準也。北方之行。象眾水並流，中有微陽之气也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.795
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)