Gàn​yú Qū

Ganyu District

gàn Jiangxi province Simplified

Original meaning: to bestow

Depicts a person with outstretched hands () holding a jade ornament (). The (shell) component was later added to clarify the original meaning. Based on the original meaning "to bestow". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Simplified form of .

Components

Iconic component
zhāng chapter, seal

Depicts a jade ornament.

Iconic component
catch

Depicts a person with outstretched hands.

Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to than it was in ancient scripts.
Meaning component
bèi sea shell

In ancient China, shells were used as currency.

Change in meaning
hints at the original meaning of , "to bestow", which is no longer the most common meaning of in modern Mandarin.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.521李学勤《字源》p.569
Readings & variants
Unicode

elm tree

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
tree
Sound component
yú, shù surname

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartyuloelm
Zhengzhanglo
Unicodeio

說文解字

榆,白枌。从木俞聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

area Simplified

Simplified form of . Depicts a group of things () in an enclosed area.

Components

Iconic component
fāng, fàng box

Depicts an enclosed area.

pǐn product

Depicts a group of things.

Component uses

Meaning (0 of 3 verified)

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

Jiangxi province Traditional

Original meaning: to bestow

Depicts a person with outstretched hands () holding a jade ornament (). The (shell) component was later added to clarify the original meaning. Based on the original meaning "to bestow". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

Iconic component
zhāng chapter, seal

Depicts a jade ornament.

Iconic component
catch

Depicts a person with outstretched hands.

Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to than it was in ancient scripts.
Meaning component
bèi sea shell

In ancient China, shells were used as currency.

Change in meaning
hints at the original meaning of , "to bestow", which is no longer the most common meaning of in modern Mandarin.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkomXk[o]mʔ the Gàn river
komH[k]ˤom-s the Gàn river in Jiangxi
kuwngH[k]ˤom-s (dialect: *-om > *-oŋ)tribute

說文解字

《說文》:“贛,賜也。从貝,贛省聲。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.521李学勤《字源》p.569
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

area Traditional

Depicts a group of things () in an enclosed area.

Components

Iconic component
fāng, fàng box

Depicts an enclosed area.

Iconic component
pǐn product

Depicts a group of things.


Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Warring States 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (0 of 2 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagart'uwqˤ(r)o (a measure)

說文解字

《說文》:“區,踦區,藏匿也。从品在匸中。品,眾也。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica