Original meaning: pull out
Depicts a hand (手) pulling a plant (𠦪) out of the ground. Based on the original meaning "pull out", now written as 拔. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | peajH | C.pˤro[t]-s | bow, bend (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“，首至地也。从手、。，音忽。拜，揚雄說，拜从兩手下。，古文拜。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.844-845李学勤《字源》p.1054
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
In ancient China fortune-tellers analyzed cracks (卜) and holes (口) in shells and bones for the purpose of divination.
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsyem | tem | prognosticate |
說文解字
《說文》：“占，視兆問也。从卜，从口。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.249-250漢語多功能字庫
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | l'eːŋ | |
| Unicode | dheng |
說文解字
宮中也。从广廷聲。
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)