Pictograph of a piece of meat.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | nyuwk | k.nuk | meat, flesh |
說文解字
《說文》：“肉，胾肉。象形。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.338
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Simplified
Components
米 Simplified component
Shorthand for 頪, the sound component in the traditional character 頪.
大 Simplified component
Shorthand for 犬, the meaning component in the traditional character 頪.
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | lwijH | [r]u[t]-s | category |
說文解字
《說文》：“類，種類相似，唯犬為甚。从犬，頪聲。”
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)