Gloss

old, paper mulberry → old

Hint

耂 is a component form of 老, which is a pictograph of an old person with long hair. Pictograph of a tree with paper mulberry leaves, now written as 楮. 耂 appears as a component in other characters based on meaning. → 耂 is a component form of 老, which is a pictograph of an old person with long hair.

Sources

• + 漢語多功能字庫

Changed: gloss, hint, sources

edit character by Prismcool Feb 9, 2026, 05:43 PM

Gloss

paper mulberry → old, paper mulberry

Hint

Original form of 楮. Pictograph of a tree with paper mulberry leaves. Visually the same but unrelated to the component form of 老. → 耂 is a component form of 老, which is a pictograph of an old person with long hair. Pictograph of a tree with paper mulberry leaves, now written as 楮. 耂 appears as a component in other characters based on meaning.

Changed: gloss, hint, sources

edit character by Prismcool Feb 9, 2026, 05:42 PM

Sources

• + 林志強《《文源》評注》p.524-525
• + 李学勤《字源》p.290
• - 漢語多功能字庫
• - 黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.1450

Changed: sources

edit character by Prismcool Feb 6, 2026, 05:23 AM

Gloss

old, paper mulberry → paper mulberry

Hint

耂 has two origins depending on its meaning when used as a component. (1) 耂 is a component form of 老, which is a pictograph of an old person with long hair. (2) Pictograph of a tree with paper mulberry leaves, now written as 楮. → Original form of 楮. Pictograph of a tree with paper mulberry leaves. Visually the same but unrelated to the component form of 老.

Changed: gloss, hint

edit character by Prismcool Feb 6, 2026, 05:20 AM

Hint

耂 has two origins depending on its meaning when used as a component. (1) 耂 is a component form of 老, which is a pictograph of an old person with long hair. (2) Pictograph of a tree with paper mulberry leaves, now written as 楮. → 耂 has two origins depending on its meaning when used as a component. (1) 耂 is a component form of 老, which is a pictograph of an old person with long hair. (2) Pictograph of a tree with paper mulberry leaves, now written as 楮.

Changed: hint

edit character by Prismcool Jun 22, 2024, 08:04 AM

Sources

• + 漢語多功能字庫
• + 黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.1450

Changed: sources

edit character by Prismcool Jun 22, 2024, 04:54 AM

Hint

耂 has two origins based on its meaning when used as a component. (1) 耂 is a component form of 老, which is a pictograph of an old person with long hair. (2) Pictograph of a tree with paper mulberry leaves, now written as 楮. → 耂 has two origins depending on its meaning when used as a component. (1) 耂 is a component form of 老, which is a pictograph of an old person with long hair. (2) Pictograph of a tree with paper mulberry leaves, now written as 楮.

Changed: hint

edit character by Prismcool Jun 22, 2024, 04:50 AM

Hint

耂 is a component form of 老, which is a pictograph of an old person with long hair. Pictograph of a tree with paper mulberry leaves, now written as 楮. 耂 appears as a component in other characters based on meaning. → 耂 has two origins based on its meaning when used as a component. (1) 耂 is a component form of 老, which is a pictograph of an old person with long hair. (2) Pictograph of a tree with paper mulberry leaves, now written as 楮.

Changed: hint

edit character by Prismcool Jun 22, 2024, 04:49 AM

Gloss

old → old, paper mulberry

Hint

耂 is a component form of 老. → 耂 is a component form of 老, which is a pictograph of an old person with long hair. Pictograph of a tree with paper mulberry leaves, now written as 楮. 耂 appears as a component in other characters based on meaning.

Changed: gloss, hint

edit character by Prismcool Jun 22, 2024, 04:47 AM

No field changes detected.

Changed: gloss, verified

edit character by Peter Olson Apr 26, 2021, 05:46 PM