nà​xiē HSK1

those

that

Phonosemantic compound. ⻏ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Sound component
rǎn drooping

is a component form of .

Change in sound
Meaning component
city

⻏ is a component form of .

Character Evolution

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

Component uses

Sound (2 of 3 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartnanˤar ample

Sources

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

xiē a few

Components

Meaning component
this
Meaning component
èr two

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsaːls
sjaːl
seːs

說文解字

《說文新附》:“些,語辭也,見《楚辭》。从此,从二。其義未詳。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica