Originally a variant of 弟 (younger brother), which originally meant "order".
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dejH | [l]ˤəjʔ-s | sequence |
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.478
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
A single horizontal stroke, representing the number one.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | 'jit | ʔi[t] | one |
說文解字
《說文》：“一，惟初太始，道立於一，造分天地，化成萬物。弌，古文一。”
Sources
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
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Character Evolution
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| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | reds |
說文解字
《說文》：“例，比也。从人，聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)