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
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Bamboo-like ⺮ tendons in the chest 肋
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kjɨn | C.[k]ə[n] | sinew |
| Zhengzhang | kɯn | ||
| Unicode | giən |
說文解字
肉之力也。从力从肉从竹。竹，物之多筋者。凡筋之屬皆从筋。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)