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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dawH | lˤuʔ-s | show the way |
| dawX | [kə.l]ˤuʔ | way |
說文解字
所行道也。从辵从𩠐。一達謂之道。
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Depicts a hand (爫) capturing a child (子). In ancient times during war, the victors would kill the enemy's adult men and capture only the women and children. Based on the original meaning "captive", now written as 俘.
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| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | pʰuw |
說文解字
《說文》：“孚，卵孚也。从爪，从子。一曰信也。，古文孚从，，古文。”
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- 漢語多功能字庫
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Simplified
Traditional
Original meaning: suspend, hang
Pictograph of a severed head (首) hanging on a rope (系) from a tree (木). Based on the original meaning "hang" or "suspend", now written as 懸. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | hwenH | Cə.[g]ʷˤe[n]-s | district |
| hwen | [g]ʷˤe[n] | suspend |
說文解字
《說文》：“縣，繫也。从系持。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)