Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | gj+nX | N-kərʔ | near |
| gj+nH | s-N-kərʔ-s | "be near to (v.t.) |
說文解字
附也。从辵斤聲。
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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Simplified
Original meaning: chestnut tree
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 辛 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "chestnut". This character was repurposed during character simplification as the simplified form of 親.
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說文解字
《說文》：“𣓀，果實如小栗。从木，辛聲。《春秋傳》曰：‘女摯不過栗。’”
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Pictograph of a person standing with crossed legs, conveying the meaning "to cross".
Character Evolution
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Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kaew | [k]ˤraw | cross (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“交，交脛也。从大，象交形。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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Original meaning: mix wine
Phonosemantic compound. 酉 represents the meaning and a remnant of 妃 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "mix wine". The meaning later shifted to "match".
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | phwojH | pʰˤ[ə][j]-s | counterpart; be the counterpart of |
說文解字
《說文》：“配，酒色也。从酉，己聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.984
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Traditional
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Character Evolution
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Sound (1)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tshin | [tsʰ]i[n] | close; parents |
說文解字
《說文》：“親，至也。从見，亲聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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