爽
shuǎng HSK6

refreshing, clear, happy

  • edit character approved 爽 — "Rollback DfLspAoyZtben6GEf" by inralback19
    Gloss
    happy → refreshing, clear, happy
    Hint
    A person 大 breathing lots of fresh air 爻 → Depicts a person (大) carrying things (爻) under each arm. Based on the original meaning "match, pair".
    Original meaning
    a matching pair → match, pair
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Components
    • 大 Iconic
      • hint: (empty) → Depicts a person.
      • type: meaning → iconic
    • 爻 Iconic
      • hint: (empty) → Depicts a thing carried under the arm.
      • type: meaning, remnant → iconic
      • isFromOriginalMeaning: true → false
    Historical pronunciations
      • gloss: (empty) → match, pair
    Sources

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  • edit character approved 爽 — "Rollback GpkpbbWXD5oLMZLeZ" by inralback19
    Gloss
    refreshing, clear, happy → happy
    Hint
    Depicts a person (大) carrying things (爻) under each arm. Based on the original meaning "match, pair". → A person 大 breathing lots of fresh air 爻
    Original meaning
    match, pair → a matching pair
    Components
    • 大 Meaning
      • hint: Depicts a person. → (empty)
      • type: iconic → meaning
    • 爻 MeaningRemnant
      • hint: Depicts a thing carried under the arm. → (empty)
      • type: iconic → meaning, remnant
      • isFromOriginalMeaning: false → true
    Historical pronunciations
      • gloss: match, pair → (empty)

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  • edit character approved 爽 — "verify" by Peter Olson
    Gloss
    happy → refreshing, clear, happy
    Hint
    A person 大 breathing lots of fresh air 爻 → Depicts a person (大) carrying things (爻) under each arm. Based on the original meaning "match, pair".
    Original meaning
    a matching pair → match, pair
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Components
    • 大 Iconic
      • hint: (empty) → Depicts a person.
      • type: meaning → iconic
    • 爻 Iconic
      • hint: (empty) → Depicts a thing carried under the arm.
      • type: meaning, remnant → iconic
      • isFromOriginalMeaning: true → false
    Historical pronunciations
      • gloss: (empty) → match, pair
    Sources

    Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, pronunciations

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  • edit character approved 爽 — "I'm not sure how to cite sources. There's an etymological explanation in Outlier but I'm not sure if it's fair to paraphrase that. The old pronunciations are from ABC Etymological Dictionary of Chinese." by cochleoid
    Original meaning
    match, pair → a matching pair
    Components
    • 大 Meaning
      • hint: Depicts a person. → (empty)
      • type: iconic → meaning
    • 爻 MeaningRemnant
      • hint: Depicts a thing carried under the arm. → (empty)
      • type: iconic → meaning, remnant
      • isFromOriginalMeaning: false → true
    Historical pronunciations
    • + OC: *sraŋɁ MC: srjangX
    • - zhengzhang
    • - tang

    Changed: original meaning, components, pronunciations

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