Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Sound (0 of 1 verified)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | kʰrɯm | |
| Unicode | kim |
說文解字
欠皃。从欠金聲。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | zjenH | s-N-qa[r]-s | covet, desire |
| zjenH | s-[ɢ]a[n]-s | surplus, affluence | |
| yen | [ɢ]a[n] | extend; go forward |
說文解字
《說文》：“羨，貪欲也。从，从羑省。羑呼之羑，文王所拘羑里。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)