Simplified
Original meaning: retreat, withdraw
Phonosemantic compound. 卩 represents the meaning and 去 represents the sound. Simplified form of 卻.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Sound (1)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khjak | [k]ʰak | decline, refuse |
說文解字
《說文》：“卻，節欲也。从卪，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)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | pʰreːw |
| pʰreːws |
說文解字
《說文新附》：“拋，棄也。从手，从尤〔尢〕，从力；或从手，聲。”
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Original meaning: retreat, withdraw
Phonosemantic compound. 卩 represents the meaning and 谷 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Sound (1)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khjak | [k]ʰak | decline, refuse |
說文解字
《說文》：“卻，節欲也。从卪，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)