Pictograph of a feather.
Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | maw | C.mˤaw | hair |
說文解字
《說文》：“毛，眉髮之屬及獸毛也。象形。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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Original meaning: to flee
Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 㒸 represents the sound. The meaning later shifted to "follow along" and "comply with".
Components
Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | zwijH | sə-lu[t]-s | advance (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“遂，亡也。从辵，聲。，古文遂。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫李学勤《字源》p.128
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Original meaning: nose
Pictograph of a nose. Original form of 鼻 (nose). In China, when people point to themselves, they typically point to their nose.
Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzijH | s.[b]i[t]-s | self (adv.) |
| dzijH | s.[b]i[t]-s | to follow; from |
說文解字
《說文》：“自，鼻也。象鼻形。，古文自。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.272
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Simplified
Original meaning: pasture, straw mat
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 存 represents the sound. Simplified form of 薦. Based on the original meaning "pasture, straw mat". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
Character Evolution
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Sound (0 of 1 verified)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzenH | N-tsˤə[n]-s | grass, herb |
| dzenH | [N-ts]ˤə[n]-s | twice; a second time |
說文解字
《說文》：“荐，薦蓆也。从艸，存聲。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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Traditional
Original meaning: pasture, straw mat
Depicts an animal (廌) eating grass (艹) in a pasture. Based on the original meaning "pasture, straw mat". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsenH | Cə.tsˤə[r]-s | grass, fodder |
說文解字
《說文》：“薦，獸之所食艸。从廌，从艸。古者神人以廌遺黃帝，帝曰：‘何食？何處？’曰：‘食薦；夏處水澤，冬處松柏。’”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)