Pictograph of rain falling from a cloud.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | hjuX | C.ɢʷ(r)aʔ | rain |
| hjuH | [ɢ]ʷ(r)aʔ-s | rain (v.t.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“雨，水从雲下也。一象天，冂象雲，水霝其間也。，古文。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.813-814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)
Pictograph of fruit growing on a tree.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kwaX | [k]ˤo[r]ʔ | fruit; result |
說文解字
《說文》：“果，木實也。象果形在木之上。”
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)