Something dangerous 危 to one's flesh ⺼
Components
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tshjwejH | [tsʰ]o[t]-s | brittle |
| Zhengzhang | sʰods | ||
| Unicode | tsiuɛ̀i |
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Original meaning: urinate
Depicts two people urinating (尿). Based on the original meaning "urinate", now written as 尿/溺. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | nyak | newk | weak |
說文解字
《說文》：“弱，橈也，上象橈曲，彡象毛氂橈弱也。弱物并，故从二。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.705
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)