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Pictograph of a bag with both ends tied. Similar in origin to 東. 石 represents the sound. As a component in other characters, 石 is always omitted.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | thak | tʰˤak | sack; bellows |
說文解字
《說文》：“橐，囊也。从省，石聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.514-515李学勤《字源》p.557裘錫圭 "Chinese Writing" p.240
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)