Combination of two fires (火).
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | hjem | [ɢ]ʷ(r)am | burn, blazing |
說文解字
《說文》：“炎，火光上也。从重火。”
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)
Traditional
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 臤 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzyinX | Cə.[ɡ]i[n]ʔ | kidney |
| Zhengzhang | ɡjinʔ |
說文解字
水藏也。从肉臤聲。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)