Recent Changes
edit character approved 彗 — "[mongo:biE5BFWgwmicDqK9b] Add Components"
- Components
- + ◎ Iconic Depicts a broom.
- + 又 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 11 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 高 — "[mongo:qfNsTxawKn6g3e9di] needless"
- Components
- 京 Iconic
- type: iconic, remnant → iconic
- 京 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 乷 — "[mongo:GiZJNjpKbYE3J9ABt] stroke"
No field changes detected.
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 乲 — "[mongo:d8vuiTEebfyE3oSMy] stroke"
No field changes detected.
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 匜 — "[mongo:bsoS7uxtf4xaz7HTb] fixed stroke sequence (https://www.strokeorder.com/chinese/%E5%8C%9C)"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 5 strokes
- Historical images
- + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 票 — "[mongo:2ZTXeynNn7X8gwHkJ] Rollback ouEhHzbkzd8qPepTp"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. → Phonosemantic compound. A remnant of 要 represents the sound and 火 represents the meaning. Based on the original meaning "leaping flames". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- Original meaning
- leaping flames
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- + 要 SoundRemnant
- + 火 Iconic
- - 覀 Unknown
- - 示 Unknown
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 票 — "[mongo:ouEhHzbkzd8qPepTp] Rollback 3TkwFgB7M5rqvh6Bx"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. A remnant of 要 represents the sound and 火 represents the meaning. Based on the original meaning "leaping flames". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Origin unclear.
- Components
- + 覀 Unknown The purpose of this component is unclear.
- + 示 Unknown The purpose of this component is unclear.
- - 要 SoundRemnant
- - 火 Iconic
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 呙 — "[mongo:gPXt4cjSK3gxb7SLz] Rollback vzTzRkLL9FQ283KmF"
- Hint
- Simplified form of 咼. → Simplified form of 咼. Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 冎 represents the sound.
- Components
- + 冎 SoundSimplified
- + 口 MeaningSimplified
- Strokes (simplified)
- 7 strokes
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 呙 — "[mongo:vzTzRkLL9FQ283KmF] Rollback XrRzhfWYStmmDK9Td"
- Hint
- Simplified form of 咼. Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 冎 represents the sound. → Simplified form of 咼.
- Components
- - 冎 SoundSimplified
- - 口 MeaningSimplified
- Strokes (simplified)
- 7 strokes
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 罰 — "[mongo:DbG3ki6BjELfKdgdG] Rollback a4ESMrhBt8LBYf9XQ"
- Hint
- To punish 刂 the accused 刂 → To punish 刂 the accused 詈
- Components
- + 罒 Meaning
- + 言 Meaning
- - 詈 Meaning
- Strokes (simplified)
- 14 strokes
- Historical images
- + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 罒 — "[mongo:LWQkjt8HhweCXRwGA] verify"
No field changes detected.
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, sources
edit character approved 詈 — "[mongo:3Pwkt6jHmAzSawCQc] Rollback KPrL74uqSzDYtWfMm"
- Hint
- Depicts using words (言) to catch (网) someone. → To implicate 罒 someone by one's words 言
- Components
- + 罒 Meaning
- - 网 Meaning
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 罰 — "[mongo:a4ESMrhBt8LBYf9XQ] 詈刂"
- Hint
- To punish 刂 the accused 詈 → To punish 刂 the accused 刂
- Components
- + 詈 Meaning
- - 罒 Meaning
- - 言 Meaning
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-5 → 1-12
- Component 2: 6-12 → 13-14
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 操 — "[mongo:8hNAyKiJAQGjdJEyt] Simplified form of 撡. "
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 喿 represents the sound. Simplified form of 撡. → Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 喿 represents the sound.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 栔 — "[mongo:X3NuiCzdH8YMrYJ45] stroke"
No field changes detected.
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 亵 — "[mongo:pi2DezQfLAvmY2BDP] sound"
No field changes detected.
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 贛 — "[mongo:nxPvMmDzs7xrzqp87] etymology"
- Components
- 丮 Iconic
- type: meaning → iconic
- 丮 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 赣 — "[mongo:xt7jcJDJipnBb46JD] rtymolgoy"
- Components
- 章 Iconic
- hint: Depicts a jade ornament. → (empty)
- 丮 Iconic
- hint: Depicts a person with outstretched hands. → go
- isGlyphChanged: true → (empty)
- 贝 Sound
- hint: In ancient China, shells were used as currency. → (empty)
- type: meaning → sound
- isFromOriginalMeaning: true → (empty)
- 章 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 21 strokes→21 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 贛 — "[mongo:3qRxcjm9vA7kR23px] change etymolgy"
- Components
- 章 Iconic
- hint: Depicts a jade ornament. → (empty)
- 丮 Meaning
- hint: Depicts a person with outstretched hands. → go
- type: iconic → meaning
- isGlyphChanged: true → (empty)
- 貝 Sound
- hint: In ancient China, shells were used as currency. → (empty)
- type: meaning → sound
- isFromOriginalMeaning: true → (empty)
- 章 Iconic
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 3: 18-24 → 17-24
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 夌 — "[mongo:dxP2c2DQ2icBo5oWQ] Rollback Kydj6qZExkf3Ac7F9"
- Gloss
- to dawdle → to surpass, to ascend
- Hint
- Depicts a person (人) with their feet (夂) climbing out of a pit covered with a roof.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- + ◎ Iconic Depicts a pit covered with a roof.
- + 人 Iconic
- + 夂 Iconic 夂 is a component form of 止.
- Sources
- + 陳靖《兩周古文字編注》p.281
- + 劉志基《中國漢字文物大系》Vol. 5, p.646
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 夌 — "[mongo:Kydj6qZExkf3Ac7F9] Rollback G3nXDBCp8HFNKLL6w"
- Gloss
- to surpass, to ascend → to dawdle
- Components
- - ◎ Iconic
- - 人 Iconic
- - 夂 Iconic
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 巤 — "[mongo:2pzDjuvRHystXCN2u] forogt"
- Sources
- + zi.tools
Changed: sources
edit character approved 巤 — "[mongo:zGFyK3fGCoL9QhKjr] def"
- Gloss
- a mane → whiskers
Changed: gloss
edit character approved 剷 — "[mongo:gAcpwjs4E7ZEma2MC] bind off"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, components, sources
edit character approved 章 — "[mongo:gfjrzPxdDjPLgfdW2] Rollback oifA3BMuccLgoZGdG"
- Gloss
- composition → chapter, seal
- Hint
- Origin unclear. → Possibly depicts using a blade (䇂) to engrave a block of jade. Based on the original meaning "jade ornament", now written as 璋. Later the meaning shifted to "seal" and "chapter".
- Original meaning
- jade ornament
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- + 䇂 Iconic
- + ◎ Iconic Depicts a block of jade.
- - 立 Unknown
- - 早 Unknown
- Strokes (simplified)
- 11 strokes
- Historical images
- + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
- Sources
- + 李学勤《字源》p.198
Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 章 — "[mongo:oifA3BMuccLgoZGdG] Rollback Q5bsBYxisTCyFmbJ4"
- Gloss
- chapter, seal → composition
- Hint
- Possibly depicts using a blade (䇂) to engrave a block of jade. Based on the original meaning "jade ornament", now written as 璋. Later the meaning shifted to "seal" and "chapter". → Origin unclear.
- Components
- + 立 Unknown The purpose of this component is unclear.
- + 早 Unknown The purpose of this component is unclear.
- - 䇂 Iconic
- - ◎ Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 11 strokes
- Historical images
- + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 憲 — "[mongo:K8NZQBoTL9bFD7Bcc] Rollback PFmQ5HMZy7oAQzbZx"
- Hint
- Rules 宀 for living 龶; 心 provides the pronunciation → Depicts a spearhead (害) poking an eye (目). 心 was added later to represent the meaning.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- 心 Meaning
- type: sound → meaning
- + 害 IconicRemnant Depicts a spearhead.
- + 目 Iconic Depicts an eye.
- - 宀 Meaning
- - 龶 Meaning
- - 罒 Meaning
- 心 Meaning
- Strokes (simplified)
- 16 strokes
- Historical images
- + Bronze (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD))
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 憲 — "[mongo:PFmQ5HMZy7oAQzbZx] Rollback ea3y7Zwc8qir7x3NL"
- Hint
- Depicts a spearhead (害) poking an eye (目). 心 was added later to represent the meaning. → Rules 宀 for living 龶; 心 provides the pronunciation
- Components
- 心 Sound
- type: meaning → sound
- + 宀 Meaning
- + 龶 Meaning
- + 罒 Meaning
- - 害 IconicRemnant
- - 目 Iconic
- 心 Sound
- Strokes (simplified)
- 16 strokes
- Historical images
- + Bronze (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD))
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𣄰 — "[mongo:oHDmindPoqFjn5nKY] Acehandle"
- Components
- + 丂 SoundIconic Depicts an axe handle. Original form of 柯.
- - 柯 SoundIconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 可 — "[mongo:pbZWmKA6ocCFfzGxv] Sound"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and a pictograph of an axe handle (丂) which is now written as 柯. Based on the original meaning "sing", now written as 歌. The current meaning "able to" is a phonetic loan. → Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and a pictograph of an axe handle (丂) which is now written as 柯 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "sing", now written as 歌. The current meaning "able to" is a phonetic loan.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 柯 — "[mongo:XsHQ3JFgdfStshS78] a"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 可 represents the sound. Originally pictograph of an axe handle (丂). → Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 可 represents the sound. Originally a pictograph of an axe handle (丂).
Changed: hint
edit character approved 黎 — "[mongo:EpxvwTFxKnPHyERcr] mrsning"
- Components
- 黍 Meaning
- type: meaning, remnant → meaning
- 黍 Meaning
- Strokes (simplified)
- 15 strokes
- Historical images
- + Seal (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))
- + Clerical (Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD))
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 契 — "[mongo:D8awnYzDxSiZo34Xv] 戎"
- Verified
- No → Yes
Changed: verified
edit character approved 契 — "[mongo:9jTDpxTpB9MaSNkWR] ; <<>> DiG 9.20.18 <<>> +noheader verify.bind ch txt ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOTIMP, id: 49466 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1 ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION: ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;verify.bind. CH TXT ;; Query time: 20 msec ;; SERVER: 8.8.8.8#53(8.8.8.8) (UDP) ;; WHEN: Fri Feb 13 13:49:28 EST 2026 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 40"
- Stroke count (simplified)
- 9
- Strokes (simplified)
- 9 strokes
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-6
- Component 2: 7-9
- Component 3: 7-9
- Historical images
- + Bronze (Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))
- Historical pronunciations
- + baxter-sagart OC: *kʰˤet MC: khet
edit character approved 歌 — "[mongo:b3EoKuQ7Mto3rQqd4] meaning"
- Components
- 哥 SoundMeaning
- type: sound → sound, meaning
- 哥 SoundMeaning
Changed: components
edit character approved 哥 — "[mongo:L6QQgzjCXBLZkazq4] phonetic loan"
- Hint
- Duplicate of 可, which has a similar sound. → Duplicate of 可, which has a similar sound. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- Original meaning
- to sing
Changed: hint, original meaning
edit character approved 戎 — "[mongo:fCanYYKrCeuoiZ6rG] Rollback p5aDtK8T4ZaefP645"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, sources
edit character approved 賊 — "[mongo:gXKPXfDmP2q4756dP] Rollback Gkfrg5z8byifuJj9t"
- Components
- 則 Sound
- type: sound, remnant → sound
- isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true
- 則 Sound
Changed: components
edit character approved 賊 — "[mongo:Gkfrg5z8byifuJj9t] Rollback gMEc7gTW5rKoDnqnc"
- Components
- 則 SoundRemnant
- type: sound → sound, remnant
- isGlyphChanged: true → (empty)
- 則 SoundRemnant
Changed: components
edit character approved 高 — "[mongo:fc66XZ3P5bbj9cZji] Following 說文新證"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a tall building. Similar to 京. → Same origin with 京. 口 was added as the distinguishing mark.
- Components
- + 京 IconicRemnant Pictograph of a tall building.
- + 口 Distinguishing
- Strokes (simplified)
- 10 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Mid Warring States (~300 BC))
- + Seal (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
Reviewer: "no"
edit character rejected 哥 — "[mongo:gCr6m74JL2oaaNcwh] sing"
- Hint
- Duplicate of 可, which has a similar sound. → Duplicate of 可, which has a similar sound. Original form of 歌 and 謌. The current meaning "elder brother" is a phonetic loan, a borrowing from Xianbei.
- Original meaning
- sing
- Components
- 可 SoundMeaning
- type: sound → sound, meaning
- 可 SoundMeaning
Changed: hint, original meaning, components
Reviewer: "DONT MENTION "XIANBEI" JUST SAY THAT IT IS A PHONETIC LOAN AND HAVE THE ETYMOLGY"
edit character approved 契 — "[mongo:upHBv8rWX6KamED8H] sound"
- Components
- 㓞 SoundMeaning
- type: meaning → sound, meaning
- 㓞 SoundMeaning
Changed: components
edit character approved 賊 — "[mongo:gMEc7gTW5rKoDnqnc] not remnant"
- Components
- 則 Sound
- type: sound, remnant → sound
- isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true
- 則 Sound
Changed: components
edit character approved 兟 — "[mongo:9r35yBE49sp9vCX8s] sound"
- Components
- 先 SoundMeaning
- type: meaning → sound, meaning
- 先 SoundMeaning
Changed: components
edit character approved 宪 — "[mongo:T6ZCdXBKa7CSMpW4F] verify"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, sources