Original meaning: to capture
Pictograph of a net with a handle used for hunting. 今 was added later to represent the sound. Based on the original meaning "to capture", now written as 擒. The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "birds" and "fowl".
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | gim | [C.ɢ](r)[ə]m | bird; animal |
| gim | [C.ɢ](r)[ə]m | catch, capture |
說文解字
《說文》：“禽，走獸總名。从，象形，今聲。禽、离、兕，頭相似。”
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
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | trhjuwH | qʰ<r>uk-s | domesticated animals |
| trhjuwk | qʰ<r>uk | store (v.) | |
| xjuwH | qʰuk-s | domestic animal | |
| xjuwk | qʰuk | nourish | |
| Zhengzhang | l̥ʰuɡs | ||
| l̥ʰuɡ | |||
| hluɡ |
說文解字
田畜也。《淮南子》曰：“玄田爲畜。”
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)