Pictograph of a hand.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | syuwX | n̥uʔ | hand |
說文解字
《說文》：“手，拳也。象形。，古文手。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.844
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | yim | N.r[ə]m | excess; licentious |
| Zhengzhang | lɯm |
說文解字
侵淫隨理也。从水㸒聲。一曰久雨爲淫。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)