edit character approved 隶 — "Changed entry a little"
- Hint
- Depicts a hand (又) grabbing a tail (尾) from behind. Based on the original meaning "catch from behind", now written as 逮. Also used as the simplified form of 隸. → Depicts a hand (又) grabbing a tail (尾) from behind. Based on the original meaning "catch from behind", now written as 逮. In simplified Chinese 隶 is also used to mean "subservient", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 隸.
- Components
- 尾 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Derived from the pictographic form of 尾 (tail).
- 尾 Iconic
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.221-222
- - 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character rejected 隶 — "Derives from an ancient and simpler form of 尾 (tail)"
- Components
- 尾 Iconic
- hint: Derives from an ancient and simpler form of 尾 (tail) → (empty)
- 尾 Iconic
Changed: components
Reviewer: "We should keep this in because the user would most likely get confused on why the highlighted graph dosen't resemble the modern character."
edit character approved 隶 — "Rollback sYsEjRBSg87r6p4Mv"
- Hint
- A hand 彐 threshing rice → Depicts a hand (又) grabbing a tail (尾) from behind. Based on the original meaning "catch from behind", now written as 逮. Also used as the simplified form of 隸.
- Original meaning
- catch from behind
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- + 又 Iconic
- + 尾 Iconic Derives from an ancient and simpler form of 尾 (tail)
- - 彐 Meaning
- - 氺 Meaning
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 隶 — "Rollback pkxC64Wy5MnJSbEqa"
- Hint
- Depicts a hand (又) grabbing a tail (尾) from behind. Based on the original meaning "catch from behind", now written as 逮. Also used as the simplified form of 隸. → A hand 彐 threshing rice
- Components
- + 彐 Meaning
- + 氺 Meaning
- - 又 Iconic
- - 尾 Iconic
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 隶 — "note original meaning preserved in 逮"
- Hint
- Depicts a hand (又) grabbing a tail (尾) from behind. Also used as the simplified form of 隸. → Depicts a hand (又) grabbing a tail (尾) from behind. Based on the original meaning "catch from behind", now written as 逮. Also used as the simplified form of 隸.
- Original meaning
- to catch from behind → catch from behind
Changed: hint, original meaning
edit character approved 隶 — "note simplified use"
- Hint
- Depicts a hand (又) grabbing a tail (尾) from behind. → Depicts a hand (又) grabbing a tail (尾) from behind. Also used as the simplified form of 隸.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 隶 — "use consistent character 又 in description and components"
- Hint
- A hand 彐 grabbing a tail from behind. → Depicts a hand (又) grabbing a tail (尾) from behind.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 隶 — "Updated etymology, components, and original meaning."
- Hint
- Depicts a hand (又) grabbing a tail (尾) from behind. Based on the original meaning "catch from behind", now written as 逮. In simplified Chinese 隶 is also used to mean "subservient", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 隸. → A hand 彐 grabbing a tail from behind.
- Original meaning
- catch from behind → to catch from behind
- Components
- 尾 Iconic
- hint: Derived from the pictographic form of 尾 (tail). → Derives from an ancient and simpler form of 尾 (tail)
- 尾 Iconic
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- - 季旭昇《說文新證》p.221-222
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources