Recent Changes
edit character approved 弌 — "[mongo:ARYo33kxgBC3FLzdB] Very tiny adjustment"
- Hint
- This character combined 一 with 弋 or 戈 to prevent forgery in banking statements. Nowadays, 壹 is used instead. → 一 combined with 弋 or 戈 to prevent forgery in banking statements. Nowadays, 壹 is used instead.
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.38
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 奠 — "[mongo:uQmXFbhmZEyRHpW8t] changed explanation"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a container of wine (酋) placed on a table as an offering for a sacrificial or memorial ceremony. → Pictograph of a container of wine (酋) placed on the ground as an offering for a sacrificial or memorial ceremony.
- Components
- + 一 Iconic Depicts the ground. Modern form looks like unrelated 大.
- - 丌 Iconic
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.380
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 奠 — "[mongo:fsvxp6iWMGJbwej3M] Not edit: I think 一 seems to be better according to what 說文新證 says, ill make that change rn"
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Stroke count (simplified)
- 12
- Strokes (simplified)
- 12 strokes
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-9
- Component 2: 10-12
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
- Historical pronunciations
- + baxter-sagart OC: *m-tˤe[n]-s MC: denH
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
edit character approved 奠 — "[mongo:Ht6TXYJykxf6mssug] NAE: Should we switch out 丌 for 大 instead? As our entry for 丌 doesn't mean "table" anymore."
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Stroke count (simplified)
- 12
- Strokes (simplified)
- 12 strokes
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-9
- Component 2: 10-12
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
- Historical pronunciations
- + baxter-sagart OC: *m-tˤe[n]-s MC: denH
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
edit character approved 弌 — "[mongo:vPngCfMorJu6n9NgN] added component strokes"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 4 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 弌 — "[mongo:Ra7Ai5dFqQdHXT4us] fixed spelling mistakes, oops."
- Hint
- Thsi character combined 一 with 弋 or 戈 to prevent forgery in banking statements. Nowadays, 壹 is used instead. → This character combined 一 with 弋 or 戈 to prevent forgery in banking statements. Nowadays, 壹 is used instead.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 弌 — "[mongo:PpX4CQ6dDv4GG4K8m] Could someone review the source more thoroughly and double check the etym. desc. for this? My reading comprehension is honestly terrible, especially for big blocks of text."
- Gloss
- number one → one
- Hint
- Thsi character combined 一 with 弋 or 戈 to prevent forgery in banking statements. Nowadays, 壹 is used instead.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- + 一 Iconic
- + 弋 Distinguishing Used to prevent forgery.
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.37
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 弍 — "[mongo:5PJvHDSehCrcR764t] stroke"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 5 strokes→5 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 厺 — "[mongo:JSuWNbPjifdFZBido] stroke"
No field changes detected.
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 抱 — "[mongo:cF3c6N9tZcKTmCEKT] Dead link "
- Sources
Changed: sources
edit character approved 包 — "[mongo:yF88rEqiBvsSRDBCG] Replaced dead link "
- Sources
Changed: sources
edit character approved 秊 — "[mongo:Fvi57BT2h43WHD6aa] Linked it as a variant form."
- Hint
- Depicts a person (人) harvesting grain (禾) during harvest season, which occurred yearly. 人 also represented the sound, but was later reanalyzed as the sound component 千. → Variant form of 年. Depicts a person (人) harvesting grain (禾) during harvest season, which occurred yearly. 人 also represented the sound, but was later reanalyzed as the sound component 千.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 秊 — "[mongo:nMPcgme5tBkS3hpFi] OK. I think I'm satisfied with this; transferring it over now."
- Hint
- Depicts a person (人) harvesting grain (禾) during harvest season, a yearly event. 人 also represents the sound. 人 was later reanalyzed as pure sound component 千. → Depicts a person (人) harvesting grain (禾) during harvest season, which occurred yearly. 人 also represented the sound, but was later reanalyzed as the sound component 千.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 年 — "[mongo:eEzgYw6pETGixj6Hb] tweaking it again"
- Hint
- Depicts a person (人) harvesting grain (禾) during harvest season, a yearly event. 人 also represented the sound, but was later reanalyzed as pure sound component 千. → Depicts a person (人) harvesting grain (禾) during harvest season, which occurred yearly. 人 also represented the sound, but was later reanalyzed as the sound component 千.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 年 — "[mongo:jwbdcEPFaCjuCFkXA] The description still felt too clunky, so I'm tweaking it again."
- Hint
- Depicts a person (人) harvesting grain (禾) during harvest season, a yearly event. 人 also represents the sound. 人 was later reanalyzed as pure sound component 千. → Depicts a person (人) harvesting grain (禾) during harvest season, a yearly event. 人 also represented the sound, but was later reanalyzed as pure sound component 千.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 秊 — "[mongo:7rCFqpYNcmeRXCD6Q] tweaked etym. desc. to match 年."
- Hint
- Variant form of 年. Pictograph of a person (人) harvesting grain (禾). The harvest season is a yearly event. 人 also represents the sound. 人 was later reanalyzed as pure sound component 千. → Depicts a person (人) harvesting grain (禾) during harvest season, a yearly event. 人 also represents the sound. 人 was later reanalyzed as pure sound component 千.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 年 — "[mongo:7RdCpYtFvaD25D6m2] Applied the changes to etymology, as well as making the etym. desc. sound more natural."
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person (人) harvesting grain (禾). The harvest season is a yearly event. 人 also represents the sound. → Depicts a person (人) harvesting grain (禾) during harvest season, a yearly event. 人 also represents the sound. 人 was later reanalyzed as pure sound component 千.
- Components
- + 千 Sound
- - 人 SoundIconic
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 卒 — "[mongo:aXNxzmoMZCtsAkPGj] Updated wording"
- Hint
- Depicts clothing (衣) with intersecting lines indicating that the clothing is done being sewed. Based on the original meaning, "to finish sewing clothes". The meaning later shifted to "to finish" and "to die" while its other meaning "soldier" is a phonetic loan. → Depicts stitched threads on clothing (衣) to indicate that the clothing is sewed. Based on the original meaning "to finish sewing clothes". The meaning later shifted to "to finish" and "finally" while its other meaning "soldier" is a phonetic loan.
- Components
- ◎ Iconic
- hint: Here used to depict the intersecting lines indicating that the clothing is done being sewed. → Depicts intersected lines, which here represents stitched threads.
- ◎ Iconic
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.667
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 年 — "[mongo:6yiNkFqcdXLcR6D8b] Not edit: If you want to, I mean the part you highlighted resembles 千 in a way. So I'd say go for it :)"
- Original meaning
- harvest
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Stroke count (simplified)
- 6
- Strokes (simplified)
- 6 strokes
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-3,6
- Component 2: 4-6
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
- Historical pronunciations
- + baxter-sagart OC: *C.nˤi[ŋ] MC: nen
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.574-575
- + 李学勤《字源》p.638-639
edit character approved 㽞 — "[mongo:ZxCM22DNP3ieHevJe] stroke"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 11 strokes
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 䘚 — "[mongo:so6EBpBHvxe9SA8ga] stroke"
No field changes detected.
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 鼻 — "[mongo:SFwdQm9eS3MW5Ntdm] tweaked etym. desc."
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. Originally written as 自, a pictograph of a nose. 畀 represents the sound. → Originally written as 自, a pictograph of a nose. Phonosemantic compound. 自 represents the meaning and 畀 represents the sound.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 年 — "[mongo:pfsy4bLoSbWrKiZ7F] NAE: Should we also apply the changes from 秊 to 年 as well?"
- Original meaning
- harvest
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Stroke count (simplified)
- 6
- Strokes (simplified)
- 6 strokes
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-3,6
- Component 2: 4-6
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
- Historical pronunciations
- + baxter-sagart OC: *C.nˤi[ŋ] MC: nen
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.574-575
- + 李学勤《字源》p.638-639
edit character approved 秊 — "[mongo:v2hnjeyNbsmAzms9B] Changed 千 to a sound component only role"
- Hint
- Variant form of 年. Pictograph of a person (人) harvesting grain (禾). The harvest season is a yearly event. 人 also represents the sound. → Variant form of 年. Pictograph of a person (人) harvesting grain (禾). The harvest season is a yearly event. 人 also represents the sound. 人 was later reanalyzed as pure sound component 千.
- Components
- 千 Sound
- type: sound, iconic → sound
- 千 Sound
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 枼 — "[mongo:jKB6jw8rSiZnpztga] swapped component positions"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 9 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Early Warring States (~400 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 枼 — "[mongo:iNhiexujQGg59PXWw] updated design"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 9 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Early Warring States (~400 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 年 — "[mongo:EqaaDjWdkPSspetNq] I feel like the strokes for each component of this character should be like this. Revert if incorrect, though."
- Strokes (simplified)
- 6 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: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 秊 — "[mongo:GFvpFw5vWQykmDPnM] removed pronoucation note, qian and nian have the same vowel and finals"
- Components
- 千 SoundIconic
- isOldPronunciation: true → false
- 千 SoundIconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 秊 — "[mongo:zN6CuDSiDLzGuPv3b] Replaced 人 with 千"
- Components
- + 千 SoundIconic The 人 component was later reanalyzed as 千, which also works as the sound component.
- - 人 SoundIconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 秊 — "[mongo:dTTBYfxJsepRNkCWT] 人 also works as a sound component"
- Hint
- Variant form of 年. Pictograph of a person (人) harvesting grain (禾). The harvest season is a yearly event. → Variant form of 年. Pictograph of a person (人) harvesting grain (禾). The harvest season is a yearly event. 人 also represents the sound.
- Components
- 人 SoundIconic
- type: iconic → sound, iconic
- isOldPronunciation: (empty) → true
- 人 SoundIconic
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.574-575
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 李学勤《字源》p.638-639
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 盌 — "[mongo:GwwtJuxvRZwWRDuEQ] stroke order"
No field changes detected.
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 良 — "[mongo:rKMqTRTcWZKTL4NgS] Updated explanation"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a hallway, now written as 廊. The character is based on the original meaning "hallway". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Depicts the hallway of a pit house, featuring two entrances for proper airflow, now written as 廊. Based on the original meaning "hallway". The meaning later expanded to "good".
Changed: hint
edit character approved 年 — "[mongo:sTXRujE8Aooz78kZJ] 人 also works as a sound component"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person (人) harvesting grain (禾). The harvest season is a yearly event. → Pictograph of a person (人) harvesting grain (禾). The harvest season is a yearly event. 人 also represents the sound.
- Components
- 人 SoundIconic
- type: iconic → sound, iconic
- isOldPronunciation: (empty) → true
- 人 SoundIconic
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.574-575
- + 李学勤《字源》p.638-639
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 鼻 — "[mongo:jCNu3pyYyysGxzawJ] 自 is original form of 鼻. 自 also represents the sound."
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 自 is a pictograph of a nose and 畀 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. Originally written as 自, a pictograph of a nose. 畀 represents the sound.
- Components
- 自 SoundIconic
- type: iconic → sound, iconic
- isOldPronunciation: (empty) → true
- 自 SoundIconic
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.279
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 千 — "[mongo:9fwnT2sZ5ojun5FDS] 一 is a distinguishing mark, so 千 isn't a phonosemantic compound. ( 說文新證 p.155-156)"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 一 represents the meaning and 亻 represents the sound. → Derived from 人. 一 was added as a distinguishing mark to represent "thousand".
- Components
- 一 Distinguishing
- type: meaning → distinguishing
- 一 Distinguishing
- Strokes (simplified)
- 3 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.155-156
Changed: hint, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 咼 — "[mongo:pKZ8a3bvDm9Ps8TCa] fixed stroke order"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 8 strokes
- Historical images
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 冎 — "[mongo:8fy3LSph9fESthifJ] updated design"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 5 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 且 — "[mongo:2qSR27TB5eoagN7kD] Adding this to reflect 《說文新證》's explanation"
- Hint
- Originally a pictograph of a sacrificial altar for food, now written as 俎. The current meaning "moreover" is a phonetic loan. → Originally a pictograph of a sacrificial altar for food, now written as 俎. Early on, it was borrowed for the meaning of "ancestor", now written as 祖. The current meaning "moreover" is a phonetic loan.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 䀠 — "[mongo:Rnnmrm5cKnyRJrfzP] Removed the "based on an original meaning that isn't used anymore" tag for the components"
- Components
- 目 Iconic
- isFromOriginalMeaning: true → false
- 目 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 𠀃 — "[mongo:DpRh6t9DcRYjoBGeM] Woops, that wasn't what I meant to do; fixed it."
- Sources
Changed: sources
edit character approved 𠀇 — "[mongo:koLapNurwQ25W7zTX] changed gloss"
- Gloss
- Variant of 且. → moreover
Changed: gloss
edit character approved 𠀇 — "[mongo:nkCMYSB8Niogf9uRy] added entry"
- Gloss
- moreover → Variant of 且.
Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, verified, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𠀃 — "[mongo:Noi3SZTvzfci85TRb] added sources, desc. and gloss"
- Gloss
- variant of 且 or 几
- Hint
- Variant of 且 and 几. Depicts a penis.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Sources
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, sources
edit character approved 春 — "[mongo:boG6r7FzYrCYkxoA4] linked 萅"
- Hint
- Depicts the season when the sun (日) comes out and plants (艹, 屯) grow. 屯 also represents the sound. → Originally written as 萅. Depicts the season when the sun (日) comes out and plants (艹, 屯) grow. 屯 also represents the sound.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 萅 — "[mongo:DE4ZFvpdP3eQwFe9P] Verify"
- Hint
- Original form of 春. Depicts the season when the sun (日) comes out and plants (艹, 屯) grow. 屯 also represents the sound.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- + 艹 Iconic
- + 屯 SoundIconic Depicts a recently germinated plant.
- + 日 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 11 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
- Sources
- + 徐超《古漢字通解500例》p.30-31
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 的 — "[mongo:eFwpcsgvDK3Bxc3BR] added source and updated origin"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 白 represents the meaning and 勺 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "bright". → Originally written as 旳. Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 勺 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bright". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- Components
- + 日 Meaning
- - 白 Meaning
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, components, sources