Originally a variant of 弟 (younger brother), which originally meant "order".
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dejH | [l]ˤəjʔ-s | sequence |
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.478
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
Simplified
Original meaning: viper
Pictograph of a snake.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | hŋlulʔ |
說文解字
《說文》:“虫,一名蝮,博三寸,首大如擘指。象其卧形。物之微細,或行,或毛,或蠃,或介,或鱗,以虫為象。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Simplified
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | tjoɡ |
| djoɡ |
說文解字
《說文》:“屬,連也。从尾,蜀聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Sound (1)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kuX | C.qˤaʔ | merchant; do business |
| kaeH | C.qˤ<r>aʔ-s (or *mə.qˤ<r>aʔ-s?) | price |
說文解字
《說文》:“賈,賈市也。从貝,襾聲。一曰坐賣售也。”
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
Triple of 虫.
Components
Character Evolution
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Iconic (1)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | drjuwng | C.lruŋ | insect |
說文解字
《說文》:“蟲,有足謂之蟲,無足謂之豸。从三虫。”
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
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzyowk | N-tok | be attached to |
| tsyowk | tok | attach (v.t.) |
說文解字
《說文》:“屬,連也。从尾,蜀聲。”
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)