Simplified
Simplified form of 愛. Phonosemantic compound. 旡 represents the sound and 友 (friend) represents the meaning.
Components
◎ Simplified component
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | honH | [m-q]ˤə[n]-s | regret |
說文解字
《說文》：“恨，怨也。从心，艮聲。”
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)
Pictograph of a person standing with crossed legs, conveying the meaning "to cross".
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kaew | [k]ˤraw | cross (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“交，交脛也。从大，象交形。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Originally a phonosemantic compound, with 旡 representing the sound and 心 (heart) representing the meaning. Later the 夂 component was added.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | 'ojH | [q]ˤə[p]-s | to love; to grudge (< ‘draw close to oneself’?) |
說文解字
《說文》：“愛，行皃。从夊，聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- 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 | tsyik | tək | weave (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“織，作布帛之總名也。从糸，戠聲。”
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)