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Original meaning: to smack the buttocks
Depicts a weapon (殳) smacking a person's buttocks (𡱒). In ancient China, having one's buttocks smacked with a stick was one of the punishments criminals could have. Based on the original meaning, "to smack the buttocks". The meaning later shifted to "palace" and "hall", because it was said that buildings have an elevated appearance that resembled buttocks.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | denH | [N-t]ˤə[n]-s | palace |
| tenH | tˤə[n]-s | rear (building, army unit) | |
| tenH | tˤə[n]-s | palace, hall |
說文解字
《說文》：“殿，擊聲也。从殳，聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新說》p.227-228
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)