Simplified
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Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | riːʔ |
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- Unicode
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- Zhengzhang Shangfang
Original meaning: pull out
Depicts a hand (手) pulling a plant (𠦪) out of the ground. Based on the original meaning "pull out", now written as 拔. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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Sound (0 of 1 verified)
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | peajH | C.pˤro[t]-s | bow, bend (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“，首至地也。从手、。，音忽。拜，揚雄說，拜从兩手下。，古文拜。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.844-845李学勤《字源》p.1054
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- Unicode
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Original meaning: head
Depicts a person (大) with an emphasized head. Based on the original meaning "head". The meaning later shifted to "top", "high", and "sky".
Components
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | then | l̥ˤi[n] | heaven |
| xen | l̥ˤi[n] (W dialect: l̥ˤ- > Hàn-time *xˤ- > MC x-) | heaven |
說文解字
《說文》：“天，顛也。至高无上，从一、大。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.40-41漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 豊 represents the sound. Originally written as 豊.
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Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | lejX | [r]ˤijʔ | propriety, ceremony |
說文解字
《說文》：“禮，履也，所以事神致福也。从示、从豊，豊亦聲。，古文禮。”
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)