Simplified
Components
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | zjaːɡ |
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
Depicts some sort of object used by shamans. The exact nature of this object is unclear.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | mju | C.m(r)[o] | magician |
說文解字
《說文》：“巫，祝也。女能事無形，以舞降神者也。象人兩褎舞形，與工同意。古者巫咸初作巫。，古文巫。”
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
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ljep | r[a]p | hunt |
| Zhengzhang | rab | ||
| Unicode | liɛp |
說文解字
放獵逐禽也。从犬巤聲。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)