Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | mjiwH | m-riw-s (dialect: *m-r- > *mr-) | lie, error < 'twist the truth' |
| Zhengzhang | mrɯws |
說文解字
狂者之妄言也。从言翏聲。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)