edit character approved 临 — "represents "
- Hint
- Simplified form of 臨. Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) down at a pile of objects (品). 品 also gives the sound. Based on the original meaning, "to look down". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "draw near". → Simplified form of 臨. Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) down at a pile of objects (品). 品 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning, "to look down". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "draw near".
Changed: hint
edit character approved 临 — "Edited etymology"
- Hint
- Simplified form of 臨. Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) down. 品 gives the sound. Based on the original meaning, "to look down". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "draw near". → Simplified form of 臨. Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) down at a pile of objects (品). 品 also gives the sound. Based on the original meaning, "to look down". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "draw near".
- Components
- 臣 IconicSimplified
- isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true
- 品 SoundIconicSimplified
- hint: (empty) → Here used to depict a pile of objects.
- type: sound → sound, iconic, simplified
- 臣 IconicSimplified
- Sources
- 漢語多功能字庫
- + 李学勤《字源》p.728-729
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 临 — "Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Simplified form of 臨. Phonosemantic compound. 监 represents the meaning and 品 represents the sound. → Simplified form of 臨. Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) down. 品 gives the sound. Based on the original meaning, "to look down". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "draw near".
- Original meaning
- to look down
- Components
- 品 Sound
- type: sound, simplified → sound
- + 臣 IconicSimplified Depicts an eye.
- + 人 Iconic
- - 监 MeaningRemnant
- 品 Sound
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-5 → 1-2
- Component 2: 6-9 → 3-5
- Component 3: 6-9
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 临 — "verify"
- Hint
- Simplified form of 臨. Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) down at a pile of objects (品). 品 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning, "to look down". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "draw near". → Simplified form of 臨. Phonosemantic compound. 监 represents the meaning and 品 represents the sound.
- Components
- 品 SoundSimplified
- hint: Here used to depict a pile of objects. → (empty)
- type: sound, iconic, simplified → sound, simplified
- + 监 MeaningRemnant
- - 臣 IconicSimplified
- - 人 Iconic
- 品 SoundSimplified
- Sources
- 漢語多功能字庫
- - 李学勤《字源》p.728-729
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources