Pictograph of a straight line coming from the eye, to depict looking straight at something. The purpose of the stroke at the bottom is unclear.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | drik | N-t<r>ək | straight |
說文解字
《說文》：“直，正見也。从，从十，从目。，古文直。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.870
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
A bamboo ⺮ flute 由
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dek | lˤiwk | flute |
| Zhengzhang | l'ɯːwɢ | ||
| Unicode | dhek |
說文解字
七孔筩也。从竹由聲。羌笛三孔。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)