Recent Changes

  • edit character approved 鍛 — "[mongo:vnPLFjw7Q4E2XF9D5] 金 → 釒" by Marcus Ngai
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 段 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 段 represents the sound.

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved 鑰 — "[mongo:qLDTu42BmM3wBRYfA] 金 → 釒" by Marcus Ngai
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 龠 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 龠 represents the sound.

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved 釘 — "[mongo:RBqwxCYBiZrunHFaz] 金 → 釒" by Marcus Ngai
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved 鎖 — "[mongo:mXF5JaWLBtStrSR9Z] 金 → 釒" by Marcus Ngai
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 𧴪 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 𧴪 represents the sound.

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved 鍵 — "[mongo:sEfFkdzRicTKDQaYe] 金 → 釒" by Marcus Ngai
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 建 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 建 represents the sound.

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved 鏡 — "[mongo:i2E6pj7RG7ManMSqP] 金 → 釒" by Marcus Ngai
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 竟 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 竟 represents the sound.

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved 侙 — "[mongo:YafCh85t8AQBx3dxw] stroke " by Marcus Ngai

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  • edit character approved 侘 — "[mongo:5i67EhbdCehwbYcMA] stroke " by Marcus Ngai

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  • edit character approved 侕 — "[mongo:Ya3w54mNZiwtX4AAp] stroke " by Marcus Ngai

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  • edit character approved 侓 — "[mongo:SE79zGcxgYMgPEBsk] stroke " by Marcus Ngai

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  • edit character approved 侒 — "[mongo:RhJpcxY6cQ3ZCzMsW] stroke " by Marcus Ngai

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  • edit character approved 侌 — "[mongo:mBEDL8i2NtxXQpAg4] Is this really the original form of 陰? If so, should I add "Originally written as 侌." to 陰's description?" by Marcus Ngai
    Stroke count (simplified)
    8
    Strokes (simplified)
    侌
    8 strokes
    Stroke fragments (simplified)
    侌
    →
    侌
    • Component 1: 1-4
    • Component 2: 5-8
    Historical images
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))

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  • edit character approved 𤔔 — "[mongo:BqZoWzCApenrm4cPs] Made character more centered and wider." by Marcus Ngai
    Strokes (simplified)
    𤔔
    12 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))

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  • edit character approved 隻 — "it depicts a hand, so it's iconic" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 隹 Iconic
      • type: meaning → iconic
    • 又 Iconic
      • type: meaning → iconic

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 丈 — "it depicts a hand, so it's iconic" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 又 Iconic
      • type: meaning → iconic

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 变 — "verify" by Peter Olson
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Sources

    Changed: verified, sources

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  • edit character approved 变 — "only simplified" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 又 Simplified
      • type: meaning, simplified → simplified

    Changed: verified, components

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  • edit character approved 度 — "it depicts a hand, so it's iconic" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 又 Iconic
      • type: meaning → iconic

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 又 — "separate iconic gloss" by Peter Olson
    Gloss
    (hand), again → again
    Iconic gloss
    hand
    Sources

    Changed: gloss, iconicGloss, sources

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  • edit character approved 辞 — "[mongo:NSjQBS3DKboMhtLn2] Verify" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Simplified form of 辭. → Simplified form of 辭. Alludes to a governance (𤔔) dispute related to criminal law (辛). Based on the original meaning "litigation". The meaning later shifted to "words".
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Components
    • 舌 Simplified
      • hint: (empty) → Shorthand for the 𤔔 component in the traditional character 亂.
    Sources
    • + 李学勤《字源》p.1277

    Changed: hint, verified, components, sources

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  • edit character approved 辭 — "[mongo:Ltq7a9dAqwzi4wRft] Added etymology" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Alludes to a governance (𤔔) dispute related to criminal law (辛). Based on the original meaning "litigation". The meaning later shifted to "words".
    Original meaning
    litigation
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Components
    • 𤔔 Meaning
      • type: iconic → meaning
    • 辛 Meaning
      • type: iconic → meaning
    Sources
    • + 李学勤《字源》p.1277

    Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources

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  • edit character approved 𤔔 — "[mongo:xpwEsrK6qfLHcBJWC] to govern" by Prismcool
    Gloss
    untangle threads → (untangle threads), to govern

    Changed: gloss

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  • edit character rejected 学 — "[mongo:fPe7uDC8unwDub9pF] cimpon" by inralback19
    Components
    • + 小 Simplified Shorthand for the 𦥑 and 爻 components in the traditional character 學.
    • - ◎ Simplified

    Changed: components

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  • edit character rejected 学 — "[mongo:XCRDiJ6CESsb4WQ8x] 小 " by inralback19
    Components
    • + 小 Simplified Shorthand for the 𦥑 and 爻 components in the traditional character 學.
    • - ◎ Simplified

    Changed: components

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  • edit character rejected 屈 — "[mongo:7dy9T2EX2Xp88Fnqk] ancient sceorps" by inralback19
    Components
    • 尾 Meaning
      • type: meaning, remnant → meaning

    Changed: components

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    rejected by Prismcool

    Reviewer: "尾 is a remenant in this character. The 尸 in 屈 is abbberviated 尾. Source: 李学勤《字源》 pg. 750"

  • edit character rejected 辞 — "[mongo:b3LERrjxvoPLnekQw] verify" by inralback19
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Components
    • 辛 Iconic
      • type: meaning → iconic

    Changed: verified, components

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    rejected by Prismcool

    Reviewer: "Already filled in explanation and verified."

  • edit character rejected 辭 — "[mongo:c9WMqgrGd9Khwnmvk] verify" by inralback19
    Verified
    No → Yes

    Changed: verified

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    rejected by Prismcool

    Reviewer: "Explanation already placed in."

  • edit character approved 乱 — "[mongo:Fksrrpkfk9XE8XAsr] changed explanation" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Simplified form of 亂. Depicts two hands (爪, 又) organizing tangled threads. → Simplified form of 亂. Originally written as 𤔔, which depicts two hands (𠬪) untangling threads (幺) on a silk frame. 乚 was later added as a distinguishing mark. The meaning later shifted to "mess" and "confusion".
    Original meaning
    untangle threads
    Components
    • 舌 Simplified
      • hint: Shorthand for the left side of the traditional character 亂. → Shorthand for the 𤔔 component in the traditional character 亂.
    • + 乚 Distinguishing
    • - ◎ Iconic
    Sources

    Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources

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  • edit character approved 亂 — "[mongo:S9q2kAvHjxuTb8Y5N] Changed explanation" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Depicts two hands (爫, 又) organizing tangled threads. → Originally written as 𤔔, which depicts two hands (𠬪) untangling threads (幺) on a silk frame. 乚 was later added as a distinguishing mark. The meaning later shifted to "mess" and "confusion".
    Original meaning
    untangle threads
    Components
    • + 𤔔 SoundIconic Depicts two hands (𠬪) untangling threads (幺) on a silk frame.
    • + 乚 Distinguishing
    • - 爫 Iconic
    • - 又 Iconic
    • - ◎ Iconic
    Strokes (simplified)
    亂
    13 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
    • + Seal (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))
    • + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
    Sources

    Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

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  • edit character approved 𤔔 — "[mongo:PtHN2zevjp4rs6e4B] strkoe order" by Prismcool
    Strokes (simplified)
    𤔔
    12 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))

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  • edit character approved 𤔔 — "[mongo:es25qSskjtz26Kvog] Changed explanation" by Prismcool
    Gloss
    to govern → untangle threads
    Hint
    Depicts two hands (爫, 又) organizing tangled threads. Original form of 亂. → Depicts two hands (𠬪) untangling threads (幺) on a silk frame. Original form of 亂.
    Components
    • ◎ Iconic
      • hint: Depicts tangled threadwork. → Depicts a silk frame.
    • + 𠬪 Iconic Depicts two hands.
    • + 幺 Iconic Depicts a silk thread.
    • - 爫 Iconic
    • - 又 Iconic
    Strokes (simplified)
    𤔔
    12 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
    Sources
    • + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.328
    • + zi.tools

    Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

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  • edit character approved 隶 — "[mongo:57WQ7snTRub97NAZY] Changed entry a little" by Prismcool
    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: Derives from an ancient and simpler form of 尾 (tail) → Derived from the pictographic form of 尾 (tail).
    Sources
    • + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.221-222

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  • edit character rejected 眞 — "[mongo:Rf5vufNfqaebCHZSE] PLEASE UPDATE THE STROKE FOR KAITI TO BE REGULAR KAITI, 丿→乚 " by inralback19
    Original meaning
    precious
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Stroke count (simplified)
    10
    Strokes (simplified)
    眞
    10 strokes
    Stroke fragments (simplified)
    眞
    →
    眞
    • Component 1: 1-2
    • Component 2: 3-7
    • Component 3: 8-10
    Historical images
    • + Bronze (Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC))
    • + Seal (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
    • + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))

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  • edit character rejected 埭 — "[mongo:hjLBgmJWZYCoWJesH] A hand 彐 threshing rice" by inralback19
    Verified
    No → Yes

    Changed: verified, sources

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  • edit character rejected 棣 — "[mongo:KhxgJMijyzcfA9nNE] A hand 彐 threshing rice" by inralback19
    Verified
    No → Yes

    Changed: verified

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  • edit character rejected 隶 — "[mongo:4LiBDFELt6BoHJEb6] Derives from an ancient and simpler form of 尾 (tail)" by inralback19
    Components
    • 尾 Iconic
      • hint: Derives from an ancient and simpler form of 尾 (tail) → (empty)

    Changed: components

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    rejected by Prismcool

    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 凉 — "[mongo:SBchYfoH5qr6gyo3v] period." by inralback19
    Components
    • 冫 MeaningSimplified
      • hint: 氵 was simplified to 冫 → 氵 was simplified to 冫.

    Changed: components

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    approved by Prismcool

  • edit character approved 檃 — "[mongo:rKS6g58HM2xdGM7fE] compnent" by inralback19

    No field changes detected.

    Changed: gloss, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

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    approved by Prismcool

  • edit character rejected 叱 — "[mongo:unRH74TwfRRDNzN7b] dont add verify" by inralback19

    No field changes detected.

    Changed: verified

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  • edit character rejected 辞 — "[mongo:jqv8oX6Y37DXHAnWG] iconic" by inralback19
    Components
    • 辛 Iconic
      • type: meaning → iconic

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 辭 — "[mongo:r5qriXTAzSbsKACyv] zi" by inralback19
    Verified
    Yes → No
    Components
    • 𤔔 Iconic
      • type: meaning → iconic
    • 辛 Iconic
      • type: meaning → iconic
    Sources
    • + zi.tools
    • - 李学勤《字源》p.1277

    Changed: verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

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    approved by Prismcool

  • edit character rejected 訊 — "[mongo:ZwLgMD4F5QsDRkrWL] meaniny" by inralback19
    Components
    • 言 Meaning
      • type: iconic → meaning

    Changed: components

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    rejected by Prismcool

    Reviewer: "No, 言 is considered an iconic component in this character because the component is directly representing a picture of a mouth even if it was reanalyzed later to 言. It would still make sense to the reader."

  • edit character rejected 蝨 — "[mongo:XgyR8MvZm5dRYzcuS] component" by inralback19
    Components
    • + 卂 Sound
    • + 虫 Meaning

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 鬒 — "[mongo:nRcYd6WSrWDkgHZbs] remove hair" by inralback19
    Components
    • 髟 Meaning
      • hint: hair → (empty)

    Changed: components

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    approved by Marcus Ngai

  • edit character approved 䦗 — "[mongo:wNSRQY3deqXGjqnCD] stroke " by Marcus Ngai

    No field changes detected.

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  • edit character approved 侐 — "[mongo:QN2EcM4iwh5vPNa6N] stroke " by Marcus Ngai

    No field changes detected.

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  • edit character approved 侎 — "[mongo:Xwp7DNh73RqX5cAio] stroke " by Marcus Ngai

    No field changes detected.

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  • edit character approved 癲 — "[mongo:XkHkELqA2bZtaLMCE] changed component" by Marcus Ngai
    Components
    • + 顛 Sound
    • - 顚 Sound

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 癲 — "[mongo:jkrhxpzkJzaXjfHq8] 顚 → 顛 (matching the font)" by Marcus Ngai
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 顚 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 顛 represents the sound.
    Strokes (simplified)
    癲
    24 strokes

    Changed: hint, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

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  • edit character approved 眞 — "[mongo:t97eYTwtyDqnKusBt] Im honestly very confused about the stroke order of 眞. Does the stroke order start off as 丿→ 乚 or 乚 → 丿?? Someone explain, please..." by Marcus Ngai
    Original meaning
    precious
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Stroke count (simplified)
    10
    Strokes (simplified)
    眞
    10 strokes
    Stroke fragments (simplified)
    眞
    →
    眞
    • Component 1: 1-2
    • Component 2: 3-7
    • Component 3: 8-10
    Historical images
    • + Bronze (Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC))
    • + Seal (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
    • + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))

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