Pictograph of a spear-like weapon.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | mjuw | m(r)u | a kind of lance |
說文解字
《說文》:“矛,酋矛也。建於兵車,長二丈。象形。,古文矛,从戈。”
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)
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tshawX | [tsʰ]ˤuʔ | grass, plants |
| tshawX | [tsʰ]ˤuʔ | rough, coarse |
說文解字
草斗,櫟實也。一曰象斗子。从艸早聲。
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
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | mɯn | |
| Unicode | miən |
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
鶥 Traditional
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | mril |
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang