edit character approved 臨 — "represents "
- Hint
- Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) down at a pile of objects (品). 品 also gives the sound. Based on the original meaning, "to look down". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "draw near". → Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) down at a pile of objects (品). 品 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning, "to look down". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "draw near".
Changed: hint
edit character approved 臨 — "Edited etymology"
- Hint
- Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) down. 品 gives the sound. Based on the original meaning, "to look down". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "draw near". → Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) down at a pile of objects (品). 品 also gives the sound. Based on the original meaning, "to look down". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "draw near".
- Components
- 品 SoundIconic
- hint: (empty) → Here used to depict a pile of objects.
- type: sound → sound, iconic
- 品 SoundIconic
- Sources
- 漢語多功能字庫
- + 李学勤《字源》p.728-729
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 臨 — "Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 監 represents the meaning and 品 represents the sound. → Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) down. 品 gives the sound. Based on the original meaning, "to look down". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "draw near".
- Original meaning
- to look down
- Components
- + 臣 Iconic Depicts an eye.
- + 人 Iconic
- - 監 MeaningRemnant
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-8 → 1-6
- Component 2: 9-17 → 7-8
- Component 3: 9-17
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 臨 — "verify"
- Components
- 品 Sound
- hint: Here used to depict a pile of objects. → (empty)
- type: sound, iconic → sound
- + 監 MeaningRemnant
- - 臣 Iconic
- - 人 Iconic
- 品 Sound
- Sources
- 漢語多功能字庫
- - 李学勤《字源》p.728-729
Changed: verified, components, sources