归根结底 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

guīgēnjiédǐ

ultimately

guī return Simplified

Simplified form of 歸. Phonosemantic compound. 𠂤 represents the sound while 止 and 帚 represent the meaning.

Components

刂 Simplified component

dāo knife

Shorthand for the 𠂤 component in the traditional character 歸.

彐 Simplified component

jì snout

Shorthand for the 帚 component in the traditional character 歸.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Sources

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

gēn root

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 艮 represents the sound.

Components

木 Meaning component

mù tree

艮 Sound component

gěn, gèn, hén blunt

Character Evolution

Seal form — Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Clerical form — Clerical Qin 221-206 BC

Clerical form — Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 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

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	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	kon	[k]ˤə[r]	root, trunk

說文解字

《說文》：“根，木株也。从木，艮聲。”

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)

jié, jiē knot Simplified

Simplified form of 結. Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 吉 represents the sound.

Components

纟 Meaning component

mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

吉 Sound component

jí lucky

Sources

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

dǐ bottom

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 氐 represents the sound.

Components

广 Meaning component

guǎng roof

氐 Sound Meaning component

dī, dǐ, zhī bottom

Character Evolution

Seal form — Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Regular Modern

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	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	tejX	tˤijʔ	bottom; stop, obstruct

說文解字

《說文》：“底，山居也。一曰下也。从广，氐聲。”

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)

guī return Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 𠂤 represents the sound while 止 and 帚 represent the meaning.

Components

𠂤 Sound component

duī mound

止 Meaning component

zhǐ (foot), stop

帚 Meaning component

zhou broom

Alludes to soldiers sweeping away enemies when returning home victoriously.

Character Evolution

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Oracle form — Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC

Bronze form — Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC

Seal form — Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC

Seal form — Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC

Seal form — Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC

Seal form — Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC

Seal form — Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC

Seal form — Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC

Seal form — Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Seal form — Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Clerical form — Clerical Qin 221-206 BC

Clerical form — Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD

Clerical form — Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD

Regular Modern

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	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	kjw+j	[k]ʷəj	return (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“歸，女嫁也。从止，从婦省，聲。，籀文，省。”

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)

jié, jiē knot, tie Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 吉 represents the sound.

Components

糹 Meaning component

mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

吉 Sound component

jí lucky

Character Evolution

Seal form — Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC

Seal form — Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD

Seal form — Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Clerical form — Clerical Qin 221-206 BC

Clerical form — Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 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

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	ket	kˤi[t]	tie (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“結，締也。从糸，吉聲。”

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)