Simplified
Original meaning: small bean
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 合 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "small bean". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
Component uses
Meaning (0 of 1 verified)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | top | [t]ˤ[u]p | answer |
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.68
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
Traditional
Original meaning: punish
Depicts a person being subdued (𠬝) by shackles (㚔). Based on the original meaning "punish". The meaning later shifted to "revenge", "recompense", "report", and "announce".
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pawH | pˤuk-s | repay |
說文解字
《說文》：“報，當罪人也。从，从。，服罪也。”
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)