edit character approved 失 — "Original meaning "
edit character approved 失 — "Carefree "
- Hint
- Depicts a person with their hair loose. Based on the original meaning "leisure", now written as 佚. The meaning later shifted to "lose" and "fail". → Depicts a person with their hair loose. Based on the original meaning "leisure; carefree", now written as 佚. The meaning later shifted to "lose" and "fail".
Changed: hint
edit character approved 失 — "Source"
edit character approved 失 — "Source fix "
edit character approved 失 — "Added origin "
- Hint
- Depicts a person with their hair loose. Based on the original meaning "leisurely", now written as 佚. The meaning later shifted to "lose" and "fail". → Depicts a person with their hair loose. Based on the original meaning "leisure", now written as 佚. The meaning later shifted to "lose" and "fail".
- Original meaning
- leisurely → leisure
- Sources
- + 何景成《甲骨文字詂林補編》p.26
Changed: hint, original meaning, sources
edit character approved 失 — "Changed origin"
- Hint
- Depicts a person (元) hiding in plants (屮). Based on the original meaning "to hide from view", now written as 佚. The meaning later shifted to "fail" and "lose". → Depicts a person with their hair loose. Based on the original meaning "leisurely", now written as 佚. The meaning later shifted to "lose" and "fail".
- Original meaning
- to hide from view → leisurely
- Components
- - 屮 Iconic
- - 元 Iconic
- Sources
- - 何琳儀《戰國古文字典：戰國文字聲系》p.1090
- - 黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.3349
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources
edit character approved 失 — "Description "
- Hint
- Depicts a person (元) hiding behind a plant (屮). Based on the original meaning "to hide from view", now written as 佚. The meaning later shifted to "fail" and "lose". → Depicts a person (元) hiding in plants (屮). Based on the original meaning "to hide from view", now written as 佚. The meaning later shifted to "fail" and "lose".
- Components
- 屮 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a plant.
- 元 Iconic
- hint: Depicts a person. → Depicts a person hiding. Modern form looks like 大.
- 屮 Iconic
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 失 — "Sources"
edit character approved 失 — "Changed etymology "
- Hint
- Depicts a foot loosing footing with blood flowing out. Based on the original meaning "stumble", now written as 跌. The meaning later shifted to "fail" and "lose". → Depicts a person (元) hiding behind a plant (屮). Based on the original meaning "to hide from view", now written as 佚. The meaning later shifted to "fail" and "lose".
- Original meaning
- stumble → to hide from view
- Components
- + 屮 Iconic
- + 元 Iconic Depicts a person.
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-3,5 → 1-2,4
- Component 2: 4 → 3-5
- Sources
- - 季旭昇《說文新證》p.846
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 失 — "Wording"
- Hint
- Depicts a foot loosing footing with blood spilling over. Based on the original meaning "stumble", now written as 跌. The meaning later shifted to "fail" and "lose". → Depicts a foot loosing footing with blood flowing out. Based on the original meaning "stumble", now written as 跌. The meaning later shifted to "fail" and "lose".
Changed: hint
edit character approved 失 — "Changed etymology "
- Hint
- Depicts a person falling. Based on the original meaning "stumble", now written as 跌. The meaning later shifted to "fail" and "lose". → Depicts a foot loosing footing with blood spilling over. Based on the original meaning "stumble", now written as 跌. The meaning later shifted to "fail" and "lose".
Changed: hint
edit character approved 失 — "verify"
- Hint
- Depicts a person with their hair loose. Based on the original meaning "leisure; carefree", now written as 佚. The meaning later shifted to "lose" and "fail". → Depicts a person falling. Based on the original meaning "stumble", now written as 跌. The meaning later shifted to "fail" and "lose".
- Original meaning
- leisure; carefree → stumble
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.846
- - 何景成《甲骨文字詁林補編》p.26
- - 黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.3349
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources