Simplified
Simplified form of 貝. Pictograph of a cowrie shell. In ancient China such shells were used as currency.
Pictograph of a hand holding a writing utensil.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ywit | [N.]rut | following, thereupon |
| ywit | [m-]rut | writing stylus or brush (pron. in Chǔ 楚 ap. Shuōwén; E. Hàn) |
說文解字
《說文》：“聿，所以書也。楚謂之聿，吳謂之不律，燕謂之弗。从，一聲。”
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)
Traditional
Pictograph of a cowrie shell. In ancient China such shells were used as currency.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pajH | pˤa[t]-s | cowry shell |
說文解字
《說文》：“貝，海介蟲也。居陸名猋，在水名蜬。象形。古者貨貝而寶龜，周而有泉，至秦廢貝行錢。”
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)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | meng | mˤeŋ | inscription |
| Zhengzhang | meːŋ | ||
| Unicode | meng |
說文解字
記也。从金名聲。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)