Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 由 represents the sound. Originally written as 由, which depicts a helmet worn by warriors.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | l'ɯwɢs |
說文解字
《說文》：“胄，胤也。从肉，由聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Origin unclear. Possibly depicts cracks on a shell or tree bark.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kaep | [k]ˤr[a]p | 1st heavenly stem; fingernail |
說文解字
《說文》：“甲，東方之孟，陽气萌動。从木戴孚甲之象。一曰人頭宜為甲，甲象人頭。，古文甲，始於十，見於千，成於木之象。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.957-958李学勤《字源》p.1270-1271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)