Simplified
Components
監 SoundSimplified component
Shorthand for the sound component 監 in the traditional character 鹽.
卜 Simplified component
Shorthand for the meaning component 鹵 in the traditional character 鹽.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | hu | [g]ˤa | lake |
說文解字
《說文》：“湖，大陂也。从水，胡聲。揚州浸有五湖。浸，川澤所仰以灌溉也。”
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 | yem | [ɢr][o]m | salt (n.) |
| yemH | [ɢr][o]m-s | salt (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“鹽，鹹也。从鹵，監聲。古者宿沙初作煮海鹽。”
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)