弹夹
dàn​jiā

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弹 dàn, tán, tan bullet, pellet Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 弓 represents the meaning and 单 represents the sound. Simplified form of 彈.

Components

弓
弓 Meaning component
gōng bow
单
单 Sound component
dān single

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

夹 jiā, jiá be wedged or inserted between, pressed from two sides Simplified

Simplified form of 夾. Pictograph of a person (大) being pushed by people on both sides.

Components

大
大 Iconic component
dà, dài big

Depicts a standing person being pushed from both sides.

人
人 Iconic component
rén, ren person

Depicts a person pushing from the left.

人
人 Iconic component
rén, ren person

Depicts a person pushing from the right.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 13 verified)

侠峡狭颊挟惬荚郏浃蛱箧硖铗

Meaning (0 of 5 verified)

峡陕颊挟铗

Unknown (0 of 1 verified)

瘗

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

彈 dàn, tán, tan bullet, pellet Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 弓 represents the meaning and 單 represents the sound.

Components

弓
弓 Meaning component
gōng bow
單
單 Sound component
dān single

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdanH[d]ˤar-s pellet
danCə.dˤar shoot pellets
dan[d]ˤar shoot pellets

說文解字

《說文》：“彈，行丸也。从弓，單聲。，或从弓持丸。”

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)

夾 jiā, jiá be wedged or inserted between, pressed from two sides Traditional

Pictograph of a person (大) being pushed by people on both sides.

Components

大
大 Iconic component
dà, dài big

Depicts a standing person being pushed from both sides.

人
人 Iconic component
rén, ren person

Depicts a person pushing from the left.

人
人 Iconic component
rén, ren person

Depicts a person pushing from the right.


Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 12 verified)

筴頰莢陜郟俠狹蛺峽挾匧浹

Meaning (0 of 5 verified)

頰陜俠峽挾

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkeapkˤ<r>ep press between

說文解字

《說文》：“夾，持也。从大，俠二人。”

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)