Simplified
Original meaning: bamboo joint
Simplified form of 節. Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 即 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bamboo joint". Later used as a measure word for segments and divisions of time.
Components
艹 MeaningSimplified component
Shorthand for the ⺮ component in the traditional character 節.
卩 SoundSimplified component
Shorthand for the 即 component in the traditional character 節.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | bjang | [b]aŋ | dike |
| Zhengzhang | paŋ | ||
| baŋ | |||
| Unicode | biɑng |
說文解字
邑里之名。从土方聲。古通用埅。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | trjeng | treŋ | straight; correct; divine (v.) |
| Zhengzhang | teŋ | ||
| Unicode | djiɛng |
說文解字
卜問也。从卜，貝以爲贄。一曰鼎省聲。京房所說。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Original meaning: bamboo joint
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 即 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bamboo joint". Later used as a measure word for segments and divisions of time.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tset | tsˤik | joint |
說文解字
《說文》：“節，竹約也。从竹，即聲。”
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)