edit character approved 兮 — "Changed origin"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Likely depicts two lines of air (八) blowing through branches (丂), indicating the sound of wind. Possibly similar in origin to 乎. → Same origin as 乎. Depicts wind rustling through a tree branch (丂). Based on the original meaning "exhale, shout". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- Original meaning
- exhale, shout
- Components
- 八 Iconic
- hint: Likely depicts two lines of air. → Depicts lines of airflow from the wind.
- type: iconic, unknown → iconic
- 丂 Iconic
- hint: Likely depicts a tree branch. → Depicts a tree branch.
- type: iconic, unknown → iconic
- 八 Iconic
Changed: hint, original meaning, components
edit character approved 兮 — "Added in theory"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. → Origin unclear. Likely depicts two lines of air (八) blowing through branches (丂), indicating the sound of wind. Possibly similar in origin to 乎.
- Components
- + 八 IconicUnknown Likely depicts two lines of air.
- + 丂 IconicUnknown Likely depicts a tree branch.
- Sources
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.392
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 兮 — "better source"
- Hint
- Two lines of air (八) blowing through branches (丂). Depicts the sound of wind. → Origin unclear.
- Components
- - 八 Iconic
- - 丂 Iconic
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.392
- - 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 兮 — "verify"
- Hint
- Same origin as 乎. Depicts wind rustling through a tree branch (丂). Based on the original meaning "exhale, shout". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Two lines of air (八) blowing through branches (丂). Depicts the sound of wind.
- Components
- 八 Iconic
- hint: Depicts lines of airflow from the wind. → Depicts lines of air.
- 丂 Iconic
- hint: Depicts a tree branch. → Depicts branches.
- 八 Iconic
- Sources
- 漢語多功能字庫
- - 季旭昇《說文新證》p.392
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources