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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | laː | |
| Unicode | ia |
Sources
- Character origin
- Wiktionary
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
Original meaning: straighten
Depicts rope wrapped around two pieces of wood to keep them straight. Based on the original meaning "straighten". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pjut | p[u]t | (negation) |
| pjut | put | gust of wind | |
| pjut | put | writing brush (pron. in Yān 燕, ap. Shuōwén, E. Hàn) |
說文解字
《說文》：“弗，撟也。从丿，从，从韋省。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.856-857李学勤《字源》p.1104
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tha | l̥ˤaj (E dialect: *l̥ˤ- > MC th-) | another |
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica