edit character approved 贛 — "currency"
- Components
- 貝 Meaning
- hint: (empty) → In ancient China, shells were used as currency.
- 貝 Meaning
Changed: components
edit character approved 贛 — "original meaning"
edit character approved 贛 — "Verify"
- Hint
- Depicts a person with outstretched hands (丮) holding a jade ornament (章). The 貝 (shell) component was later added to clarify the original meaning. Based on the original meaning "to bestow". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- Original meaning
- to bestow
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- 章 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a jade ornament.
- 丮 Iconic
- hint: go → Depicts a person with outstretched hands.
- isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true
- 貝 Meaning
- type: sound → meaning
- 章 Iconic
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 3: 17-24 → 18-24
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.521
- + 李学勤《字源》p.569
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 贛 — "etymology"
edit character approved 贛 — "change etymolgy"
- Components
- 章 Iconic
- hint: Depicts a jade ornament. → (empty)
- 丮 Meaning
- hint: Depicts a person with outstretched hands. → go
- type: iconic → meaning
- isGlyphChanged: true → (empty)
- 貝 Sound
- hint: In ancient China, shells were used as currency. → (empty)
- type: meaning → sound
- isFromOriginalMeaning: true → (empty)
- 章 Iconic
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 3: 18-24 → 17-24
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images