Pictograph of a tiger.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | xuX | qʰˤraʔ (W dialect: *qˤʰr- >r̥ˤ- > x-) | tiger |
說文解字
《說文》:“虎,山獸之君。从虍,虎足象人足,象形……虝,古文虎。,亦古文虎。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.409
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Components
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | kreːw | |
| ŋɡreːwʔ | ||
| qreːw | ||
| Unicode | gǎu |
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
Simplified
Components
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | ta |
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Sound (0 of 1 verified)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | trjo | tra | pig |
說文解字
《說文》:“豬,豕而三毛叢居者。从豕,者聲。”
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)