Recent Changes

  • edit character approved 文 — "[mongo:eZdTPiMfsSKRrjEFE] add source" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 辶 — "[mongo:aF2gZAABGncG8tuBD] verify" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 辵 — "[mongo:WcQgXsWk7jmd5bMD4] foot explanation" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 止 Iconic
      • hint: (empty) → Depicts a foot.

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 辵 — "[mongo:YYYF8QpWpHhtX9uv9] verify" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 止 Iconic
      • hint: Depicts a foot. → (empty)

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  • edit character approved 行 — "[mongo:uDAdZFvyuJXDBevqw] add source" by Peter Olson
    Sources
    • + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.138

    Changed: sources

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  • edit character approved 彳 — "[mongo:Xiv99XGFnBC8YAK5P] add strokes" by Peter Olson
    Strokes (simplified)
    彳
    3 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))

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

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  • edit character approved 彳 — "[mongo:ccfh5vuJWNF8Td6zx] verify" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 行 — "[mongo:yygPEnoRrn9EbH5is] add source" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 言 — "[mongo:NXKue4K5hXC9DALmY] add source" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 舌 — "[mongo:YXta9jrBABy9BQ9KJ] reword" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Pictograph of a tongue sticking out of a mouth. → Depicts a tongue sticking out of a mouth.

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved 舌 — "[mongo:wJarChux3gLmPBjoG] add source" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Depicts a tongue sticking out of a mouth. → Pictograph of a tongue sticking out of a mouth.

    Changed: hint, verified, sources

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  • edit character approved 有 — "[mongo:RMaAStcukQ2EqzPM9] add form change notes" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 又 SoundIconic
      • isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true
    • 肉 Iconic
      • hint: ⺼ is a component form of 肉. Deceptively similar to the character for moon (月). → Deceptively similar but unrelated to the character for moon (月).
      • isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 肉 — "[mongo:tt2MFDvv4D7bYDyA5] add source" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 有 — "[mongo:czAbqhApPEuKD2N9n] add note about oracle form" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Depicts a hand holding meat. → Depicts a hand (又) holding meat (肉). In Oracle script this character was written the same as the phonetically similar 又, but later the 肉 component was added to distinguish them.
    Components
    • 又 SoundIconic
      • type: iconic → sound, iconic
    Sources
    • + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.550

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  • edit character approved 有 — "[mongo:2sc4wNXeud4CiN368] verify" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Depicts a hand (又) holding meat (肉). In Oracle script this character was written the same as the phonetically similar 又, but later the 肉 component was added to distinguish them. → Depicts a hand holding meat.
    Components
    • 又 Iconic
      • type: sound, iconic → iconic
      • isGlyphChanged: true → (empty)
    • 肉 Iconic
      • hint: Deceptively similar but unrelated to the character for moon (月). → ⺼ is a component form of 肉. Deceptively similar to the character for moon (月).
      • isGlyphChanged: true → (empty)

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  • edit character approved 孑 — "[mongo:njyxRWHRinsfc3GeM] swap left/right" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Depicts a child with a right arm but no left arm. Compare to 孓 (child with no right arm) and 了 (child with no arms). → Depicts a child with a left arm but no right arm. Compare to 孓 (child with no left arm) and 了 (child with no arms).
    Components
    • 子 IconicRemnant
      • hint: (empty) → A child (子) without a right arm.

    Changed: hint, components

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  • edit character approved 孓 — "[mongo:rLbPG7Q7jgqieiy5u] verify" by Peter Olson
    Original meaning
    without left arm

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

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  • edit character approved 了 — "[mongo:Ahv8ChkpkTjaXYdGk] add component type" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 子 IconicRemnant
      • type: remnant → iconic, remnant

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 孑 — "[mongo:N3iLsjfR7ShNKkK7G] verify" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Depicts a child with a left arm but no right arm. Compare to 孓 (child with no left arm) and 了 (child with no arms). → Depicts a child with a right arm but no left arm. Compare to 孓 (child with no right arm) and 了 (child with no arms).
    Components
    • 子 IconicRemnant
      • hint: A child (子) without a right arm. → (empty)
    Strokes (simplified)
    孑
    3 strokes
    →
    孑
    3 strokes

    Source: animcjk → dong

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

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  • edit character approved 了 — "[mongo:zdNcEo6wCamoics7y] verify" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 子 Remnant
      • type: iconic, remnant → remnant
    Strokes (simplified)
    了
    2 strokes
    →
    了
    2 strokes

    Source: animcjk → dong

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

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  • edit character approved 孝 — "[mongo:jvQakKrvLNryS2H9f] verify" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 子 Meaning
      • type: iconic → meaning
    • + 老 MeaningRemnant
    • - 耂 Iconic

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  • edit character approved 昰 — "[mongo:Wajx8DPeWtBvwGxqa] verify" by Peter Olson
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Components
    • + 旦 Unknown The purpose of this component is unclear.
    • + 止 Sound
    Strokes (simplified)
    昰
    9 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Bronze (Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC))
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
    • + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))

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  • edit character approved 王 — "[mongo:852WpRsqQRhGDT5hJ] verify, add source" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 金 — "[mongo:JL6q6jH5Zqi7ryw5D] verify; add source" by Peter Olson
    Strokes (simplified)
    金
    8 strokes
    →
    金
    8 strokes

    Source: animcjk → dong

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

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  • edit character approved 曰 — "[mongo:rrbtNBYgr9JqCPrJr] verify, add source" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 今 — "[mongo:pT2XCNRTS8eHoNRzp] add source, verify" by Peter Olson
    Strokes (simplified)
    今
    4 strokes
    →
    今
    4 strokes

    Source: animcjk → dong

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

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  • edit character approved 吕 — "[mongo:YQfD8SBggPfYXjkyk] remove components" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • - 口 Meaning
    Strokes (simplified)
    吕
    6 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
    • + Bronze (Early Warring States (~400 BC))
    • + Seal (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
    • + Clerical (Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD))

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  • edit character approved 口 — "[mongo:MfY3Jn2RnHLBKTfer] verify" by Peter Olson

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    Changed: verified

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  • edit character approved 吕 — "[mongo:kTEGB2j5kCSt4qCk8] verify & add source" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 呂 — "[mongo:FZvvuGrQRycbfwWcD] add source" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 钉 — "[mongo:2psDmcQFk4XaWFvuS] verify" by Peter Olson

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    Changed: verified

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  • edit character approved 釘 — "[mongo:6KBgS24BXfT8ccfjQ] verify" by Peter Olson

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    Changed: verified

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  • edit character approved 围 — "[mongo:5v6v4eAgBLEiwqRmL] verify" by Peter Olson

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    Changed: verified

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  • edit character approved 韦 — "[mongo:2998SsJPupaZpqoFS] add source" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 韋 — "[mongo:qthg3spZmiNCuuFNu] phonetic loan" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Pictograph of feet walking around city walls. The character is based on the original meaning "to surround", which is unrelated to the modern meaning. → Pictograph of feet walking around city walls. The character is based on the original meaning "to surround". The "leather" meaning is a phonetic loan.

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved 韋 — "[mongo:SXrofyzddQLeCsMCg] 囗 is also a phonetic component" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • 囗 SoundIconic
      • type: iconic → sound, iconic

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 韋 — "[mongo:r3XLmJAQqr6hS9zfh] add source" by Peter Olson
    Sources
    • + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.476

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  • edit character approved 韋 — "[mongo:G9iS6Mo6cfsoGqAmH] add components" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Pictograph of feet walking around city walls. The character is based on the original meaning "to surround". The "leather" meaning is a phonetic loan. → Pictograph of feet walking around city walls. The character is based on the original meaning "to surround", which is unrelated to the modern meaning.
    Components
    • 止 Iconic
      • isGlyphChanged: true → (empty)
    • 囗 Iconic
      • type: sound, iconic → iconic
    Strokes (simplified)
    韋
    9 strokes
    →
    韋
    9 strokes

    Source: animcjk → dong

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

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  • edit character approved 圍 — "[mongo:nYcWPPvKge9PNXTSJ] verify" by Peter Olson

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    Changed: verified

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  • edit character approved 囗 — "[mongo:YqfjyA7aCtFEa2cwi] change gloss" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 丁 — "[mongo:ZZRFyMsKxjpSJYDDS] add source" by Peter Olson
    Sources
    • + 季旭昇《說文新證》p. 962

    Changed: sources

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  • edit character approved 丁 — "[mongo:9joaBNLByykmHBLP8] Add source and original meaning" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 旦 — "[mongo:C8LxCJ8W3S87pLfFC] add 說文新證 source" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Depicts the sun (日) rising above the horizon (一). → Depicts the sun (日) rising above the horizon (一) at dawn. In Oracle script the bottom component was the phonetic 丁, which was later reanalyzed as the earth or a horizon.
    Components
    • + 一 Iconic Depicts the horizon.
    • - ◎ Iconic
    Sources
    • + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.539

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  • edit character approved 子 — "[mongo:EpXH6KmZFSrzP6kWd] verify" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 不 — "[mongo:i6ghre5dvfsWcfoYp] verify" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 昰 — "[mongo:xCPejznF5vGvLt2Fg] add stroke data" by Peter Olson

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  • edit character approved 止 — "[mongo:psGXGofnmxP8kbNRG] verify" by Peter Olson

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    Changed: original meaning, verified, sources

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  • edit character approved 日 — "[mongo:pmL3DuCyhhXTpxfyk] verify" by Peter Olson

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    Changed: verified

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  • edit character approved 一 — "[mongo:oZPS5wZGzRrWsmAob] verify" by Peter Olson

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    Changed: verified

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  • edit character approved ◎ — "[mongo:L6QCubD5GdLux4uf9] verify" by Peter Olson

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    Changed: verified

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