Pictograph of a person (人) opening their mouth to yawn.
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khjomH | [k]ʰ(r)om-s | yawn |
說文解字
《說文》：“欠，張口气悟也。象气从人上出之形。”
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- 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)
Depicts a hand (爫) calming a woman (女) down. The meaning later shifted to "adequate", "suitable", and "satisfactory".
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