Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsjeng | tseŋ | fine rice; pure |
說文解字
《說文》：“精，擇也。从米，青聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | zyin | Cə.li[n] | spirit |
說文解字
《說文》：“神，天神，引出萬物者也。从示、申。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
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- Baxter-Sagart
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Original meaning: injury; wound
Depicts a person (大) being shot by an arrow (矢). The 大 component was later replaced with meaning component 疒. Based on the original meaning "injury; wound". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "illness".
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzit | [dz]i[t] | sickness |
說文解字
《說文》：“疾，病也。从疒，矢聲。，古文疾。，籀文疾。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 李学勤《字源》p.671
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- Baxter-Sagart
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Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | bjaengH | [b]raŋ-s | extreme illness |
說文解字
《說文》：“病，疾加也。从疒，丙聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)