Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | xanX | n̥ ˤarʔ | scorch, burn |
| xanH | [qʰ]ˤarʔ-s | dry | |
| Zhengzhang | hnaːnʔ | ||
| hnaːns |
說文解字
乾也。耕㬥田曰暵。从日堇聲。《易》曰：“燥萬物者莫暵于離。”
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)