Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | bjeX | m-pʰ(r)ajʔ | coverlet |
| bjeH | m-pʰ(r)ajʔ-s | cover (v.) | |
| phje | mə-pʰ(r)aj | cover oneself with | |
| phjeH | pʰ(r)aj-s | cloak |
說文解字
《說文》：“被，衣，長一身有半。从衣，皮聲。”
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)
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 台 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | thoj | l̥ˤə | fetus |
說文解字
《說文》：“胎，婦孕三月也。从肉，台聲。”
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)