Recent Changes
edit character rejected 因 — "[mongo:Y8ofeH8G9EMPpcdA5] Fixed ethymology according to Shuowen."
- Hint
- Pictograph of clothing surrounding (囗) a person (大), now written as 裀. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Originally depicted a person (大) lying on a mattress or straw mat (囗), now written as 裀 or 茵. The current meaning of 'cause/reason' is a metaphorical extension of 'that upon which one relies'.
- Original meaning
- To approach / to rely upon.
- Components
- 囗 Iconic
- hint: Depicts clothing surrounding a person. → Depicts a matress/straw mat.
- 囗 Iconic
Changed: hint, original meaning, components
Reviewer: "因 did not arouse from a semantic expansion. The current usage of the graph is a phonetic loan. As for the graphical explanation, it indeed does also depict a person (大) on a mat (囗) but you need to find a recent source that can prove this explanation."
edit character approved 盇 — "[mongo:9yrcbf9FggQ7CSFqD] Not an edit: I need someone to fill in the page for 盇 by transferring over the entry for 盍. Marcus if you're seeing this, are you able to add stroke order and transfer the entry over?"
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edit character approved 奄 — "[mongo:A8x3GDPHKt6QzQAEy] lid over vessel"
- Components
- 盍 IconicRemnant
- hint: Depicts a lid. Original form of 蓋. → Depicts a lid over a vessel. Original form of 蓋.
- 盍 IconicRemnant
Changed: components
edit character approved 奄 — "[mongo:6Hi3vu4eE8iTp7byv] Rollback eiKBnkTwG37HgMYks"
- Components
- + 甲 Sound
- - 申 Sound
Changed: components
edit character approved 奄 — "[mongo:eiKBnkTwG37HgMYks] 申"
- Components
- + 申 Sound
- - 甲 Sound
Changed: components
edit character approved 盍 — "[mongo:cHZEX3GLT4dfrNbry] dish"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a lid on top of a vessel. The semantic component 皿 was added later to avoid confusion with the unrelated character 去 (go away). Based on the original meaning "lid", now written as 蓋. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Pictograph of a lid on top of a vessel. The semantic component 皿 (dish) was added later to avoid confusion with the unrelated character 去 (go away). Based on the original meaning "lid", now written as 蓋. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 盍 — "[mongo:ywofyd3RubTgeBi98] Changed origin"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a lid (去) on top of a container (皿). Based on the original meaning "lid", now written as 蓋. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Pictograph of a lid on top of a vessel. The semantic component 皿 was added later to avoid confusion with the unrelated character 去 (go away). Based on the original meaning "lid", now written as 蓋. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- Components
- 皿 Meaning
- type: iconic → meaning
- + ◎ Iconic Depicts a lid over a vessel. Not related to 去 (go away).
- - 去 Iconic
- 皿 Meaning
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.423
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 寧 — "[mongo:mv4hgwGwvNFuPpjv9] Changed origin"
- Hint
- Depicts a peaceful place (宀) with food to eat (皿). 心 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 宀 and 心 represent the meaning and 𧖨 represents the sound.
- Components
- 宀 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Represents a peaceful place.
- + 𧖨 SoundMeaning 𧖨 also represents the meaning.
- - 皿 Iconic
- - 丁 Sound
- 宀 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 14 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
- Sources
- + 董蓮池《說文解字考正》p.187-188
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𧖨 — "[mongo:3LJWbAxqt2p3bYBt6] Added entry"
- Gloss
- peaceful, stable
- Hint
- Original form of 寧. Depicts a container (皿/血) being placed on a base (丂) that is stable.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- + 血 Iconic Used here to depict a container.
- + 丂 Iconic Depicts an object that serves as physical support, such as a base.
- Strokes (simplified)
- 8 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- Sources
- + 董蓮池《說文解字考正》p.197
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𧖨 — "[mongo:vymEWBZ8PLEDqz82t] stroke order"
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Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𰤲 — "[mongo:DZWNA2hv7Q7iKruwJ] Stroke order"
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Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 寧 — "[mongo:EzMLQTx46yXF6s5bY] Rollback Abmdy4pGMDpKdfdGS"
- Hint
- Depicts a peaceful place with food to eat (寍). 丂 was added to depict a table. → Depicts a peaceful place (宀) with food to eat (皿). 心 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.
- Components
- + 宀 Iconic
- + 心 Meaning
- + 皿 Iconic Depicts a container of food.
- + 丁 Sound
- - 寍 SoundMeaning
- - 丂 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 14 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 男 — "[mongo:CGX5tyzCuHY6MFRBw] Edited entry"
- Hint
- Traditionally males (男) were the people who plowed (力) the fields (田). → Depicts using a plow (力) to till the fields (田), a job traditionally done by males.
- Components
- 田 Iconic
- type: meaning → iconic
- 力 Iconic
- type: meaning → iconic
- 田 Iconic
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 風 — "[mongo:ofGCA24Ehk7oFuHAj] Small change"
- Components
- 鳳 Remnant
- hint: Abbreviated remnant of 鳳, originally a pictograph of a mythical bird. Later reanalyzed as 虫. → Abbreviated remnant of 鳳, originally a pictograph of a mythical bird. Later, one of the bird's tail feathers was reanalyzed as 虫.
- 鳳 Remnant
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.898-899
Changed: components, sources
edit character approved 凤 — "[mongo:xWoEWrYTG7RPmQDcT] Edited simplified entry"
- Hint
- Simplified form of 鳳. Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 凡 represents the sound. Originally a pictograph of a mythical Chinese bird, similar to a phoenix. Later the phonetic component 凡 was added. → Simplified form of 鳳. Originally a pictograph of a mythical Chinese bird, similar to a phoenix. Later the phonetic component 凡 was added.
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.305-306
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 鳳 — "[mongo:HAJi6Gb42inqmTxzP] Updated info"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 凡 represents the sound. Originally a pictograph of a mythical Chinese bird, similar to a phoenix. Later the phonetic component 凡 was added. → Originally a pictograph of a mythical Chinese bird, similar to a phoenix. Later the phonetic component 凡 was added.
- Components
- 鳥 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a mythical Chinese bird with long feathers and a crest on its head.
- type: meaning → iconic
- 鳥 Iconic
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.305-306
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 固 — "[mongo:GwRricfKFGia9NNSo] Fixed structure for consistency"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 古 represents the sound. Originally written as 古. → Originally written as 古. Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 古 represents the sound.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 古 — "[mongo:zhNauygeNCNr5zeNL] tweaking"
- Components
- 盾 Iconic
- hint: A shield is a sturdy object. → A shield is a firm object.
- isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true
- 盾 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 古 — "[mongo:bS8GvJHGZymxk7gkK] Fixed up etymology "
- Hint
- Depicts a shield. Based on the original meaning "firm, solid", which is now written as 固. The current meaning "old" is a phonetic loan. → Composed of 盾 (shield) and the distinguishing mark 口. Based on the original meaning "firm, solid", now written as 固. The current meaning "old" is a phonetic loan.
- Components
- 盾 Iconic
- hint: Depicts a shield. → A shield is a sturdy object.
- isGlyphChanged: true → (empty)
- 口 Distinguishing
- hint: The 口 component is sometimes used to indicate an abstract meaning taken from a concrete object. Here, the concrete object "shield" evokes the abstract meaning "firm, solid". → The distinguishing mark 口 is sometimes used to indicate an abstract meaning taken from a concrete object. Here, the concrete object "shield" evokes the abstract meaning "firm, solid".
- type: meaning → distinguishing
- 盾 Iconic
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 固 — "[mongo:xBcbMBdFjhuAc6Gfu] Cleaned up origin a bit"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 古 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 古 represents the sound. Originally written as 古.
- Components
- 囗 Meaning
- hint: (empty) → Alludes to sturdy walls.
- 古 SoundMeaning
- type: sound → sound, meaning
- 囗 Meaning
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character rejected 固 — "[mongo:oNK5WjaQyXaDZ7idu] I included the english translation of the definition given by the Shuowen"
- Original meaning
- Something ancient (古) enclosed and protected (囗) on all its 4 sides
- Sources
- +
Changed: original meaning, sources
Reviewer: "Incorrect anlysis. This is not how the graph was constructed."
edit character approved 夃 — "[mongo:MGLygsPBBts72NqJ3] Fixed a grammar mistake and changed the order of sentences to be consistent with other characters."
- Hint
- Pictograph a person with a mark indicating the location of the thigh. Original form of 股. → Original form of 股. Depicts a person with a mark indicating the location of the thigh.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 冫 — "[mongo:DA6oNTXfRakX95JHK] Grammar"
- Hint
- 冫 is a component form of 冰. Pictograph of the texture of ice (i.e. the crystalline lines as seen on ice). → 冫 is a component form of 冰. Pictograph of the texture of ice, i.e., the crystalline lines as seen on ice.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 仌 — "[mongo:QykCdC9SAz7RvjBSY] Grammar"
- Hint
- Original form of 冰. Pictograph of the texture of ice (i.e. the crystalline lines as seen on ice). → Original form of 冰. Pictograph of the texture of ice, i.e., the crystalline lines as seen on ice.
- Sources
- + 林志強、田勝男、葉玉英《《文源》評注》p.45
- + 鄒暁麗《基础漢字形義釋源》p.208
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 周 — "[mongo:SCeiofkWgkLsFcq4L] Changed entry"
- Hint
- Depicts a carved jade object, now written as 彫/琱. The meaning later shifted to "circumference" and "cycle". Later the 口 component was added when 周 was used to refer to a geographical region to indicate that the character was only "mouthed", i.e. used for its sound. In simplified Chinese 周 is also used to mean "week", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 週. → Depicts a carved jade object, now written as 彫/琱. The meaning later shifted to "circumference" and "cycle". Later the distinguishing mark 口 was added. In simplified Chinese 周 is also used to mean "week", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 週.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 冫 — "[mongo:KHwEE6vofwFFoY4qG] Ok, last source change"
- Sources
- + 林志強、田勝男、葉玉英《《文源》評注》p.45
- + 鄒暁麗《基础漢字形義釋源》p.208
Changed: sources
edit character approved 㦰 — "[mongo:3PQxYRbCguntQnFNs] Credit edit. I can't keep doing this in one sitting so if anyone is reading this edit, please replace any source that reads 林志強《《文源》評注》 with 林志強、田勝男、葉玉英《《文源》評注》. I'd just would like to give credit to all authors of that source now that it taken me a while to realize it."
- Sources
- + 林志強、田勝男、葉玉英《《文源》評注》p.349
Changed: sources
edit character approved 者 — "[mongo:h9bMZTJhdfPPdZ8AL] Credit edit"
- Sources
- + 林志強、田勝男、葉玉英《《文源》評注》p.524-525
- + 李学勤《字源》p.290
Changed: sources
edit character approved 元 — "[mongo:ARsi42bWhTSvtJoyW] updated description, tweak if necessary"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person with a line added at the head area, representing the meaning "head" or "first". → Originally written the same as 兀. Depicts a person with a large exaggerated head. Based on the original meaning "head". The meaning later shifted to "first" and "origin".
Changed: hint
edit character approved 𤕦 — "[mongo:SZuY8AhQZjQTQF5AR] Changed explanation"
- Hint
- Possibly depicts a person carrying a vessel filled with blood for offering to ancestors. 土 and 攴 were later added for unknown reasons. Original meaning unclear. → Possibly depicts a person (人) carrying a vessel filled with blood (血) for offering to ancestors, now written as 禳. 土 and 攴 were later added for unknown reasons. Original meaning unclear.
- Sources
- + 王子楊《甲骨文字形類組差異現象研究》p.319-325
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 兮 — "[mongo:cjFyjkdLR8wcqbpFY] Changed origin"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Likely depicts two lines of air (八) blowing through branches (丂), indicating the sound of wind. Possibly similar in origin to 乎. → Same origin as 乎. Depicts wind rustling through a tree branch (丂). Based on the original meaning "exhale, shout". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- Original meaning
- exhale, shout
- Components
- 八 Iconic
- hint: Likely depicts two lines of air. → Depicts lines of airflow from the wind.
- type: iconic, unknown → iconic
- 丂 Iconic
- hint: Likely depicts a tree branch. → Depicts a tree branch.
- type: iconic, unknown → iconic
- 八 Iconic
Changed: hint, original meaning, components
edit character approved 可 — "[mongo:3rtsoiWeLW9iXK3Hi] removed note"
- Components
- 丂 Sound
- isOldPronunciation: true → false
- 丂 Sound
Changed: components
edit character approved 𠀮 — "[mongo:n9pyg2j7ugrpmg6DE] stroke"
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edit character approved 𠀭 — "[mongo:HRof4wJSNpgodHoJW] stroke"
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edit character approved 𥔆 — "[mongo:wTij3qdfzSJj4XyHg] stroke"
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edit character approved 𠩛 — "[mongo:Kwi24ERPA6TC7isjh] stroke"
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edit character approved 㝛 — "[mongo:g6osfT6JHR3cJdkzT] stroke"
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edit character approved 𠀬 — "[mongo:YtniPAM3Wv9RfAHQr] stroke"
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edit character approved — "[mongo:5mnWKird96ePsdc7u] stroke"
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Changed: verified, components, sources, codepoint, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 㮤 — "[mongo:iFnEjXWBmRrGgf5go] retry"
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Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 丣 — "[mongo:BcEwTHP6KMptLpJeD] fixed stroke order"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 7 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Mid Warring States (~300 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images