mèng HSK4

dream

  • edit character approved — "Changed etymology " by Prismcool
    Hint
    Simplified form of 夢. Phonosemantic compound. 瞢 represents the sound and 夕 represents the meaning. Simplified form of 夢. Depicts a person with an emphasized eye (𦰋) sleeping on a bed (爿), conveying the meaning "dream". 𦰋 also represents the sound. The 爿 (bed) component was later reanalyzed as meaning component 夕 (evening).
    Components
    • Simplified
      • hint: Shorthand for the 瞢 component in the traditional character 夢. Shorthand for the 𦰋 component in the traditional character 夢.
    Sources
    • 季旭昇《說文新證》p.608-609
    • + 劉志基《中國漢字文物大系》Vol. 7, p.558
    • + 林志強《《文源》評注》p.229-230
    • + 漢語多功能字庫

    Changed: hint, components, sources

    edit character by Prismcool

  • edit character approved — "verify" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Simplified form of 夢. Depicts a person with an emphasized eye (𦰋) sleeping on a bed (爿), conveying the meaning "dream". 𦰋 also represents the sound. The 爿 (bed) component was later reanalyzed as meaning component 夕 (evening). Simplified form of 夢. Phonosemantic compound. 瞢 represents the sound and 夕 represents the meaning.
    Components
    • Simplified
      • hint: Shorthand for the 𦰋 component in the traditional character 夢. Shorthand for the 瞢 component in the traditional character 夢.
    Sources
    • 季旭昇《說文新證》p.608-609
    • - 劉志基《中國漢字文物大系》Vol. 7, p.558
    • - 林志強《《文源》評注》p.229-230
    • - 漢語多功能字庫

    Changed: hint, verified, components, sources

    edit character by Peter Olson