Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kjiw | k-riw (dialect: *k-r- > *kr-) | tie around, strangle |
| ljuw | [r]iw | tie around, strangle | |
| Zhengzhang | krɯːw | ||
| rɯw |
說文解字
縛殺也。从手翏聲。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)