Simplified
Simplified
Variant form of 宀 (roof). In simplified Chinese 广 is also used to mean "wide", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 廣. Sometimes used interchangeably with 厂.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
說文解字
《說文》：“广，因广為屋，象對刺高屋之形。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Originally written as 𣶒, which depicted water inside of a deep pool. The left 氵 (water) component was added later.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | 'wen | [ʔ]ʷˤi[ŋ] | abyss |
說文解字
《說文》：“淵，回水也。从水，象形，左右岸也，中象水皃。，淵或省水。囦，古文从囗、水。”
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)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kwangX | kʷˤaŋʔ | wide |
| kwangH | kʷˤaŋʔ-s | distance from east to west |
說文解字
《說文》：“廣，殿之大屋也。从广，黄聲。”
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)