Original meaning: urinate
Depicts two people urinating (尿). Based on the original meaning "urinate", now written as 尿/溺. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | nyak | newk | weak |
說文解字
《說文》：“弱，橈也，上象橈曲，彡象毛氂橈弱也。弱物并，故从二。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.705
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | swan | [s]ˤor | sour |
說文解字
《說文》：“酸，酢也。从酉，夋聲。關東謂酢曰酸。，籀文酸从畯。”
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)