Pictograph of a stalk of millet grain.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | hwa | [ɢ]ˤoj | growing grain |
說文解字
《說文》：“禾，嘉穀也。二月始生，八月而孰，得時之中，故謂之禾。禾，木也。木王而生，金王而死。从木，从省，象其穗。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.571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
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ywengX | [ɢ]ʷeŋʔ | point of an ear of grain |
| Zhengzhang | ɢʷeŋʔ | ||
| Unicode | iuɛ̌ng |
說文解字
禾末也。从禾頃聲。《詩》曰：“禾穎穟穟。”
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)