Origin unclear. Possibly depicts a thumb or a person's face.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | baek | bˤrak | white |
說文解字
《說文》：“白，西方色也。陰用事，物色白。从入合二。二，陰數。，古文白。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.625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
Origin unclear. 日 represents the meaning.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | trjuwH | truk-s | daytime |
說文解字
《說文》：“晝，日之出入，與夜為界。从畫省，从日。，籀文晝。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.221
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)