Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 必 represents the sound. Originally written as 祕. The 礻 component was later corrupted to 禾.
Components
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | mpriɡs |
Sources
- Character origin
- 李学勤《字源》p.6
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | mjun | mu[n] | hear (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“聞，知聞也。从耳，門聲。，古文从昏。”
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)