Simplified
Traditional
Depicts a gluttonous person drooling (㳄) for food inside of a dish (皿). The meaning later shifted to "steal", "rob", and "bandit".
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Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dawH | [d]ˤaw(k)-s | steal |
說文解字
《說文》：“盜，私利物也。从，欲皿者。”
Sources
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | sloːʔ |
說文解字
大澤也。从艸𢿙聲。九州之藪：楊州具區，荆州雲夢，豫州甫田，青州孟諸，沇州大野，雝州弦圃，幽州奚養，冀州楊紆，并州昭餘祁是也。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)