Recent Changes

  • edit character approved 為 — "[mongo:Bte5QFXkHQ36RpQNG] add style change note to both components" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 象 Iconic
      • isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true

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  • edit character approved 为 — "[mongo:qKDEDZYLyoJ66a4eq] verify, add source" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 爲 — "[mongo:GDH3dDgmNWQYdDvSX] add components in hint" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Original form of 為. Pictograph of a hand guiding an elephant to do work (in ancient China elephants were tamed to do work). Based on the meaning "to work; to do". → Original form of 為. Pictograph of a hand (又) guiding an elephant (象) to do work (in ancient China elephants were tamed to do work). Based on the meaning "to work; to do".

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  • edit character approved 為 — "[mongo:ZncuT57FJZRe6qSbC] add components in hint" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Pictograph of a hand guiding an elephant to do work (in ancient China elephants were tamed to do work). Based on the meaning "to work; to do". → Pictograph of a hand (又) guiding an elephant (象) to do work (in ancient China elephants were tamed to do work). Based on the meaning "to work; to do".

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  • edit character approved 象 — "[mongo:kvYoHXD5r6HahNeg6] verify, add source" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 又 — "[mongo:X9unoLNqag8EZgC8q] verify" by Peter Olson
    Gloss
    (hand), again → again

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  • edit character approved 爲 — "[mongo:q9ZvC2TJv3pQcoK7k] add style change note" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 又 Iconic
      • isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true

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  • edit character approved 為 — "[mongo:YRCkXpwY5bNiRe9En] verify, add source" by Peter Olson
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Components
    • 又 Iconic
      • hint: (empty) → Depicts a hand.
      • isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true
    Sources
    • + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.194

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  • edit character approved 爲 — "[mongo:M23fZe6PyJgfuiHmM] verify, add source" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Variant form of 為. → Original form of 為. Pictograph of a hand guiding an elephant to do work (in ancient China elephants were tamed to do work). Based on the meaning "to work; to do".
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Components
    • + 又 Iconic Depicts a hand.
    • + 象 Iconic
    Strokes (simplified)
    爲
    12 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
    • + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
    • + Seal (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))
    • + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
    Sources
    • + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.194

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  • edit character approved 為 — "[mongo:g5uRn8L6vtTtpAgH3] revise stroke data" by Peter Olson
    Strokes (simplified)
    為
    9 strokes
    →
    為
    9 strokes

    Source: animcjk → dong

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  • edit character approved 爲 — "[mongo:RqNWqQrZQoXpKT78t] add stroke data" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 廾 — "[mongo:ssdwbWJyE8CN66jqR] verify" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 𫔭 — "[mongo:8RHQdT2ZsXDNRXD4c] verify, add stroke data" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 开 — "[mongo:bhLLfpMND8kEYrsLs] verify, add source" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 開 — "[mongo:9K8ayiM7cYg8vxrzB] verify, add source" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 你 — "[mongo:5uSE3Rt4jTkjuyDkj] typo" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 尔 SoundMeaning
      • hint: 你 and 尔 don't sound similar modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Middle Chinese. → 你 and 尔 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Middle Chinese.

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  • edit character approved 你 — "[mongo:DM9vduQ8WBxZcAK4v] Revise, since it appears 你 did not exist in Old Chinese" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 尔 SoundMeaning
      • hint: (empty) → 你 and 尔 don't sound similar modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Middle Chinese.
      • isOldPronunciation: true → false

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  • edit character approved 你 — "[mongo:R24xiopKzYQ9pdYDP] add zhengzhang sound" by Peter Olson
    Historical pronunciations
    • + OC: *nɯʔ
    Sources
    • + 鄭張尚芳 (2003). 上古音系

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  • edit character approved 你 — "[mongo:JbXacETcmZw4mFcZZ] verify" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 尔 SoundMeaning
      • hint: 你 and 尔 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Middle Chinese. → (empty)
      • isOldPronunciation: false → true

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  • edit character approved 尔 — "[mongo:uQRHw9cNjTgv4LP7u] verify, add source" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Simplified form of 爾. Pictograph of a weapon with a sharp head and tail decorations on the end. Similar in origin to 朿. Original meaning unclear. → Simplified form of 爾. Origin unclear.
    Sources
    • 季旭昇《說文新證》p.259
    • - 董蓮池《說文解字考正》p.129

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  • edit character approved 爾 — "[mongo:mR9tyv6RxrxYS6kwz] verify, add source" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Pictograph of a weapon with a sharp head and tail decorations on the end. Similar in origin to 朿. Original meaning unclear. → Origin unclear.
    Sources
    • 季旭昇《說文新證》p.259
    • - 董蓮池《說文解字考正》p.129

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  • edit character approved 合 — "[mongo:hK32KRup6PyieBDA6] verify, add source" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • - 亼 Iconic

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  • edit character approved 会 — "[mongo:vooAqz8c9uTRDPKo7] update gloss" by Peter Olson
    Gloss
    assemble → to gather

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  • edit character approved 会 — "[mongo:tauTPCpjMhT9ncyPe] add components" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Simplified form of 會. Phonosemantic compound. 合 represents the meaning and 𡆧 represents the sound. → Simplified form of 會. Origin unclear. 合 represents the meaning.
    Components
    • + ◎ SimplifiedUnknown The original meaning of this component is unclear.
    • - 𡆧 SoundSimplified
    Strokes (simplified)
    会
    6 strokes
    →
    会
    6 strokes

    Source: animcjk → dong

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  • edit character approved 會 — "[mongo:wKWGECrwQjTSMEoe7] revise components" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 合 represents the meaning and 𡆧 represents the sound. → Origin unclear. 合 represents the meaning.
    Components
    • 合 Meaning
      • isGlyphChanged: true → (empty)
    • + ◎ Unknown The original meaning of this component is unclear.
    • - 𡆧 Sound
    Strokes (simplified)
    會
    13 strokes
    →
    會
    13 strokes

    Source: animcjk → dong

    Historical images
    • Clerical (Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC))
      • era: Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD) → Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)

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  • edit character approved 好 — "[mongo:z9xifrK6jxsBEPxNW] verify" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 麦 — "[mongo:fmwukzyfjwGcBqpBk] mark simplified component" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 來 SoundIconicSimplified
      • type: sound, iconic → sound, iconic, simplified

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  • edit character approved 麦 — "[mongo:vaSnd7JMJSwDhXxXY] verify, add source" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 來 SoundIconic
      • type: sound, iconic, simplified → sound, iconic

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  • edit character approved 来 — "[mongo:aFidr92mRmdSbmDtu] verify, add source" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 麥 — "[mongo:fgPgFYomfH5yKFY4K] verify, add source" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • ◎ Unknown
      • type: iconic → unknown

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  • edit character approved 來 — "[mongo:qJ7kRbybPq3MZcdAJ] add source, verify" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 个 — "[mongo:dSPJtNBmr8TjMPh9o] verify, add source" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 個 — "[mongo:YpG5oDnnEKSmECkGH] verify" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 古 — "[mongo:sqKaQzrXEfsygqtHG] add strokes" by Peter Olson
    Strokes (simplified)
    古
    5 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
    • + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
    • + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))

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  • edit character approved 古 — "[mongo:t5Q9xz8rcg9FZR5YN] verify" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    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. → Depicts a shield. Based on the original meaning "firm, solid", which is now written as 固. The current meaning "old" is a phonetic loan.
    Components
    • 口 Meaning
      • hint: 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". → 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".
      • type: distinguishing → meaning
    • + ◎ Iconic Depicts a shield.
    • - 盾 Iconic

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  • edit character approved 固 — "[mongo:4r42nrXRgoD6Qfsro] verify" by Peter Olson

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    Changed: verified

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  • edit character approved 箇 — "[mongo:LGHLnHftn2eKfWvJR] verify" by Peter Olson
    Gloss
    numerary adjunct → [measure word]
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 固 represents the sound.
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Components
    • + ⺮ Meaning
    • + 固 Sound
    Strokes (simplified)
    箇
    14 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))

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  • edit character approved 竹 — "[mongo:9BZKzHQnuYknPPkSY] verify, add source" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved ⺮ — "[mongo:TdDxTg4k4RJwPMdwE] verify" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    ⺮ is a component form of 竹 → ⺮ is a component form of 竹, which is a pictograph of bamboo.
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Strokes (simplified)
    ⺮
    6 strokes

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  • edit character approved ⺮ — "[mongo:MesmsQPmB6D6PWnvG] create" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    ⺮ is a component form of 竹, which is a pictograph of bamboo. → ⺮ is a component form of 竹

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  • edit character approved 箇 — "[mongo:D3DdomAHDX5sSX4LE] add stroke data" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 他 — "[mongo:Gb9YEHbWHXCsuzPjq] verify" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 虍 — "[mongo:rbqpcHS8z2vJW5Xk8] verify" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 虎 — "[mongo:BHedSEecu786hbg4s] verify and add source" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 嗁 — "[mongo:BsE9oRPX4D5Nk47uF] verify" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 虒 — "[mongo:hGw4yyg2iLn8yiTp3] verify" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Origin unclear. 虎 depicts a tiger. → A tiger 虎 with one horn.
    Components
    • 虎 Iconic
      • type: meaning → iconic
    • + ◎ Iconic Depicts a horn.
    • - 𠂆 Unknown

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  • edit character approved 也 — "[mongo:sFu6Zweaq3hgFqf96] verify, add source" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 我 — "[mongo:7826iSdTG4AqBLpt4] verify, add source" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 士 — "[mongo:CZMwPnztZTmZ2sRzD] verify, add source" by Peter Olson
    Original meaning
    soldier

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  • edit character approved 在 — "[mongo:udQj9LuGsH3f6PSZX] reword" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Composed of two phonetic components, 才 and 士. → Composed of 才 and 士, which both represent the sound.

    Changed: hint

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