筋络 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

jīn muscles

Bamboo-like ⺮ tendons in the chest 肋

Components

⺮ Meaning component

zhú bamboo

肋 Meaning component

lē, lèi, jīn ribs

Character Evolution

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	kjɨn	C.[k]ə[n]	sinew
Zhengzhang		kɯn
Unicode	giən

說文解字

肉之力也。从力从肉从竹。竹，物之多筋者。凡筋之屬皆从筋。

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

luò net Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 各 represents the sound. Simplified form of 絡.

Components

纟 Meaning component

mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

各 Sound component

gè each

Change in sound

络 and 各 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode

luò net Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 各 represents the sound.

Components

糹 Meaning component

mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

各 Sound component

gè each

Change in sound

絡 and 各 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Middle Chinese.
絡 lɑk
各 kak

Character Evolution

Regular Modern

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang		ɡ·raːɡ
Unicode	lɑk

說文解字

《說文》：“絡，絮也。一曰麻未漚也。从糸，各聲。”

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)

筋 jīn muscles

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說文解字

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络 luò net Simplified

Components

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絡 luò net Traditional

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Character Evolution

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說文解字

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jīn muscles

luò net Simplified

luò net Traditional