Pictograph of an ancient cooking pot with two handles and three or four legs.
Character Evolution
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Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tengX | tˤeŋʔ | cauldron |
說文解字
《說文》：“鼎，三足兩耳，和五味之寶器也。昔禹收九牧之金，鑄鼎荊山之下。入山林川澤，螭魅蝄蜽，莫能逢之，以協承天休。《易》卦，巽木於（火）下者為鼎，象析木以炊也。籀文以鼎為貞字。”
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Original meaning: to slip
Depicts seizing a liquid (水) with hands (廾). 大 represents the sound. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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Sound (0 of 1 verified)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | thajH | l̥ˤa[t]-s | great |
說文解字
《說文》：“泰，滑也。从廾，从水，大聲。夳，古文泰。”
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Simplified
Depicts a growing plant with leaves.
Character Evolution
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| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | pʰoŋ |
說文解字
《說文》：“丰，艸盛丰丰也。从生，上下達也。”
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Traditional
Original meaning: loud full sound
Depicts a loud "feng feng" (丰) sound coming from a large drum (壴). Based on the original meaning "loud full sound", which later shifted to "great" and "abundant".
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | phjowng | pʰ(r)oŋ | luxuriant, abundant (K) |
| phjowng | pʰ(r)oŋ | luxuriant, abundant (K) | |
| phjowng | pʰ(r)oŋ | a kind of ritual vessel | |
| phjuwng | pʰ(r)oŋ (MC F!) | kind of ritual vessel |
說文解字
《說文》：“豐，豆之豐滿者也。从豆，象形。一曰鄉飲酒有豐侯者。，古文豐。”
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)