Original meaning: shred sacrificial meat
Phonosemantic compound. 隓 represents the sound and ⺼ represents the meaning.
Components
Character Evolution
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Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | xjwieH | l̥oj-s (W. dialect: *l̥- > x-) | shred sacrificial meat |
| dwaX | lˤojʔ | to fall | |
| dwaX | lˤojʔ | to fall | |
| zjwe | sə.loj | (place name) | |
| sjweH | s-loj-s | shred sacrificial meat | |
| thwaX | l̥ˤojʔ | shred sacrificial meat |
說文解字
《說文》：“隋，裂肉也。从肉，从隓省。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | thang | r̥ˤaŋ | name of first Shang ruler |
| dang | [N-]rˤaŋ | exaggerate; great | |
| dang | [N].rˤaŋ | 棠棣 cherry tree |
說文解字
《說文》：“唐，大言也。从口，庚聲。，古文唐，从口、昜。”
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Original meaning: flow out
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 寅 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "flow out". The meaning later shifted to "spread", "develop", and "perform".
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | yenX | N-q(r)anʔ | flow out, extend |
說文解字
《說文》：“演，長流也。一曰水名。从水，寅聲。”
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Simplified
Adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 義. Phonosemantic compound. 羊 represents the meaning and 我 represents the sound. In ancient China sheep (羊) were associated with goodness and beauty, which is why 羊 is a component in characters like 美 (beautiful), 善 (benevolent), and 義 (justice).
Components
Traditional
Phonosemantic compound. 羊 represents the meaning and 我 represents the sound. In ancient China sheep (羊) were associated with goodness and beauty, which is why 羊 is a component in characters like 美 (beautiful), 善 (benevolent), and 義 (justice).
Components
Character Evolution
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Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ngjeH | ŋ(r)aj-s | duty; justice |
說文解字
《說文》：“義，己之威儀也。从我羊。羛，《墨翟書》義从弗。魏郡有羛陽鄉，讀若錡。今屬鄴，本內黃北二十里。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)