Pictograph of a hand or claw pointing downwards.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsraewX | [ts]ˤ<r>uʔ | claw |
說文解字
《說文》：“爪，也。覆手曰爪，象形。”
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)
Depicts top and bottom teeth touching each other.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ngae | m-ɢˤ<r>a | tooth |
說文解字
《說文》：“牙，牡齒也。象上下相錯之形。，古文牙。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.139-140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)