Simplified
Original meaning: relocate
Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 舄 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "relocate". The meaning later shifted to "copy" and "write". The simplified character 写 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 寫.
Components
Component uses
Sound (0 of 1 verified)
Sources
- Character origin
- Wiktionary漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pen | pˤe[r] | plait, weave |
| pjien | pe[r] (~ *mə-pe[r] in donor to HM) | plait, weave |
說文解字
《說文》：“編，次簡也。从糸，扁聲。”
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)
Traditional
Original meaning: relocate
Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 舄 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "relocate". The meaning later shifted to "copy" and "write".
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Sound (0 of 1 verified)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | sjaeX | s-qʰAʔ | depict |
| sjaeX | s-qʰAʔ | drain off |
說文解字
《說文》：“寫，置物也。从宀，舄聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- Wiktionary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)