Depicts a tool (具) made from bamboo (⺮) for performing calculations, such as an abacus.
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | swanH | [s]ˤorʔ-s | calculate; tally |
說文解字
《說文》：“算，數也，从竹，从具，讀若筭。”
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Simplified
Original meaning: city road
Simplified form of 術. Phonosemantic compound. 行 represents the meaning and 朮 represents the sound. The traditional component 行 was removed for simplification. Based on the original meaning "city road". The meaning later shifted to "way", "method", "technique", and "skill".
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說文解字
《說文》：“秫，稷之黏者。从禾、术，象形。术，秫或省禾。”
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Original meaning: to strike
Depicts using a staff (丂) for striking. Based on the original meaning "to strike", now written as 抨. The meaning later shifted to "level", "even", and "flat".
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | bjien | [b]en | distinguish; punctiious |
| bjaeng | breŋ | even (adj.) | |
| bjaeng | m-breŋ | make even |
說文解字
《說文》：“平，語平舒也。从亏，从八。八，分也。”
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- 王森《甲骨文、金文所谓“乎”字当释为“平”字》
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Sound (0 of 1 verified)
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kjwin | C.qʷi[n] | even, equal |
| hwinH | [m-qʷ]<r>i[n]-s (no pre-Qín exx.) | rhyme |
說文解字
《說文》：“均，平，徧也。从土，从勻，勻亦聲。”
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Traditional
Original meaning: city road
Phonosemantic compound. 行 represents the meaning and 朮 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "city road". The meaning later shifted to "way", "method", "technique", and "skill".
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | zywit | Cə-lut | technique |
說文解字
《說文》：“術，邑中道也。从行，术聲。”
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Traditional
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | srjuX | s-roʔ | count (v.) |
| srjuH | s-roʔ-s | number (n.) | |
| sraewk | s-rok | frequently |
說文解字
《說文》：“數，計也。从攴，婁聲。”
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