Depicts the water (氵) in a river flowing into different branches (𠂢). The meaning later expanded to "faction", "school of thought", and "style".
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Sound (0 of 1 verified)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | m̥ʰreːɡs | |
| Unicode | pɛ̀i |
說文解字
《說文》：“派，別水也。从水，从，亦聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Depicts a pair of hands (𦥑) sending out an army (師) from the military. The 辶 (walk) component was later added.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khjienX | [k]ʰe[n]ʔ | send |
| khjienH | [k]ʰe[n]ʔ-s (*kʰ- doesn't palatalize) | grave goods |
說文解字
《說文》：“遣，縱也。从辵，聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.126
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)