Simplified
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
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | sloːʔ |
說文解字
大澤也。从艸𢿙聲。九州之藪：楊州具區，荆州雲夢，豫州甫田，青州孟諸，沇州大野，雝州弦圃，幽州奚養，冀州楊紆，并州昭餘祁是也。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)