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: tray
Phonosemantic compound. 殳 represents the meaning and 凡 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "tray", now written as 盤/槃. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. The original 凡 component was later corrupted to 舟 (boat).
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| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | praːn |
| paːn | |
| baːn |
說文解字
《說文》：“般，辟也。象舟之旋，从舟，从殳。殳，所以旋也。，古文般从支。”
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- 漢語多功能字庫
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- 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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- Zhengzhang Shangfang