Original meaning: unblock, get things flowing
Phonosemantic compound. 疋 represents the sound and 㐬 represents the meaning. Based on the original meaning "unblock, get things flowing". The meaning later shifted to "open up", "sparse", "wide apart", and "neglect".
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | srjo | sra | wide apart |
說文解字
《說文》：“疏，通也。从，从疋，疋亦聲。”
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Original meaning: sepals
Pictograph of sepals of a flower. The modern meaning "no" is a phonetic loan.
Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pjuw | pə | not |
| pjuw | pə | 不律 writing brush (pron. in Wú 吳 ap. Shuōwén; E. Hàn) |
說文解字
《說文》：“不，鳥飛上翔不下來也。从一，一猶天也。象形。”
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Simplified
Original meaning: chestnut tree
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 辛 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "chestnut". This character was repurposed during character simplification as the simplified form of 親.
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說文解字
《說文》：“𣓀，果實如小栗。从木，辛聲。《春秋傳》曰：‘女摯不過栗。’”
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Traditional
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kenH | [k]ˤen-s | see (v.) |
| henH | N-[k]ˤen-s | appear | |
| henH | m-[k]ˤen-s | cause to appear, introduce |
說文解字
《說文》：“見，視也。从儿，从目。”
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Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
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Sound (1)
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tshin | [tsʰ]i[n] | close; parents |
說文解字
《說文》：“親，至也。从見，亲聲。”
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