Combination of two fires (火).
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | hjem | [ɢ]ʷ(r)am | burn, blazing |
說文解字
《說文》：“炎，火光上也。从重火。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Simplified
Original meaning: tomb
Simplified form of 亞. Depicts a wooden structure where coffins are placed. Based on the original meaning "tomb". The current meaning "Asia" is a phonetic loan.
Traditional
Original meaning: tomb
Depicts a wooden structure where coffins are placed. Based on the original meaning "tomb". The current meaning "Asia" is a phonetic loan.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | 'aeH | ʔˤrak-s | secondary |
說文解字
《說文》：“亞，醜也。象人局背之形。賈侍中說以為次弟也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kwɛn | k.rˤu[n] (dialect: *k.rˤ- > *kˤr-) | ribbon; kelp |
| lwin | k.ru[n] | woof; twist a cord | |
| Zhengzhang | kruːn | ||
| ɡ·run | |||
| Unicode | luin |
說文解字
青絲綬也。从糸侖聲。
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- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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