Original meaning: to slip
Depicts seizing a liquid (水) with hands (廾). 大 represents the sound. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Sound (0 of 1 verified)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | thajH | l̥ˤa[t]-s | great |
說文解字
《說文》：“泰，滑也。从廾，从水，大聲。夳，古文泰。”
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Simplified
Depicts four hands (舁) working together (同) to raise something. The simplified character 兴 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 興.
Components
舁 IconicSimplified component
Shorthand for the 舁 component in the traditional character 興. Depicts four hands.
同 IconicSimplified component
Shorthand for the 同 component in the traditional character 興. Depicts something being lifted.
Origin unclear. 止 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzyiX | C.[d]əʔ | market (n.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“市，買賣所之也。市有垣，从冂，从乁。乁，古文及，象物相及也。之省聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.499-450
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Meaning (0 of 1 verified)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | qʰ(r)əŋ | lift, rise |
說文解字
《說文》：“興，起也。从舁，从同。同力也。”
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)