Simplified
Original meaning: pasture, straw mat
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 存 represents the sound. Simplified form of 薦. Based on the original meaning "pasture, straw mat". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzenH | N-tsˤə[n]-s | grass, herb |
| dzenH | [N-ts]ˤə[n]-s | twice; a second time |
說文解字
《說文》：“荐，薦蓆也。从艸，存聲。”
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | ʔsrin | |
| Unicode | jrin |
說文解字
至也。从至秦聲。
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Traditional
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kjɨj | kə[j] | famine |
| Zhengzhang | kɯl | ||
| Unicode | giəi |
說文解字
穀不孰爲饑。从食幾聲。
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Traditional
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ginH | [ɡ]rə[r]-s | famine |
| Zhengzhang | ɡrɯns |
說文解字
蔬不孰爲饉。从食堇聲。
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Traditional
Original meaning: pasture, straw mat
Depicts an animal (廌) eating grass (艹) in a pasture. Based on the original meaning "pasture, straw mat". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsenH | Cə.tsˤə[r]-s | grass, fodder |
說文解字
《說文》：“薦，獸之所食艸。从廌，从艸。古者神人以廌遺黃帝，帝曰：‘何食？何處？’曰：‘食薦；夏處水澤，冬處松柏。’”
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)