Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | ŋeː | |
| ŋeːs | ||
| ŋeː | ||
| Unicode | ngei |
說文解字
屈虹，青赤，或白色，陰气也。从雨兒聲。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning and 尚 represents the sound. Originally used interchangeably with 常.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzyang | daŋ | lower garment |
說文解字
《說文》：“常，下帬也。从巾，尚聲。裳，常或从衣。”
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)