Original meaning: kill
Simplified form of 戔. Depicts two weapons (戈) facing each other. Based on the original meaning "kill", now written as 殘. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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Original meaning: kill
Depicts two weapons (戈) facing each other. Based on the original meaning "kill", now written as 殘. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzan | [dz]ˤa[n] | kill; cruel |
說文解字
《說文》：“戔，賊也。从二戈。《周書》曰：‘戔戔巧言。’”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫何琳儀《戰國古文字典：戰國文字聲系》p.1042
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)