Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pjæk | prak | light blue |
| Zhengzhang | praɡ | ||
| preɡ | |||
| Unicode | biɛk |
說文解字
石之青美者。从玉、石，白聲。
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- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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- Academia Sinica
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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。
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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Original meaning: obey
Depicts a woman (女) obeying spoken (口) orders. Based on the original meaning "obey". The meaning later shifted to "be similar" and "like". 女 also serves as a sound component.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | nyo | na | go to |
| nyo | na | as, like, if |
說文解字
《說文》：“如，从隨也。从女，从口。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Baxter-Sagart
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Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | qin | |
| Unicode | qin |
說文解字
車重席。从艸因聲。
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- Zhengzhang Shangfang
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)