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Sound (0 of 1 verified)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | beat | bˤ<r>ot | uproot |
| bajH | bˤot-s | thinned out (forest) |
說文解字
《說文》：“拔，擢也。从手，犮聲。”
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dijH | [l]ˤej-s | earth, ground |
說文解字
《說文》：“地，元气初分，輕、清、陽為天；重、濁、陰為地。萬物所陳列也。从土，也聲。墬，籀文地从。”
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Original meaning: beard
Originally a pictograph of a beard, now written as 耏. The current use as a conjunction is a phonetic loan.
Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | nyi | nə | and, but |
說文解字
《說文》：“而，頰毛也。象毛之形。《周禮》曰：‘作其鱗之而。’”
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Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khiX | C.qʰ(r)əʔ | rise (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“起，能立也。从走，巳聲。，古文起，从辵。”
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