Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kuH | kˤa(ʔ)-s | fact; reason |
| kuH | kˤaʔ-s | old (not new) |
說文解字
《說文》：“故，使為之也。从攴，古聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 李学勤《字源》p.250
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kjo | k(r)a | squat; stay, dwell |
| kjo | ka | final particle | |
| kjoH | k(r)a-s (based on rhyme evidence) | dwelling |
說文解字
《說文》：“居，蹲也。从尸，古者居从古。踞，俗居从足。”
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)