Simplified
Original meaning: to meet
Simplified form of 這, which originally meant "to meet" and had a pronunciation corresponding to modern Mandarin yàn. 這 later acquired an unrelated pronunciation and meaning through confusion with another character.
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Original meaning: high place
Phonosemantic compound. 京 represents the meaning and 尤 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "high place". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "achieve".
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzjuwH | [dz]u[k]-s | go to |
說文解字
《說文》：“就，就高也。从京，从尤。尤，異於凡也。，籀文就。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.454
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Original meaning: to meet
Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 言 represents the sound. The character originally meant "to meet" and had a pronunciation corresponding to modern Mandarin yàn. 這 later acquired an unrelated pronunciation and meaning through confusion with 遮.
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Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | ŋrans |
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- Character origin
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang