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Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD 
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD Regular Modern
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Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | heam | Cə.[g]ˤr[o]m | salty |
說文解字
《說文》：“鹹，銜也。北方味也。从鹵，咸聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)