Recent Changes
edit character approved 㡀 — "[mongo:TiahJxECgCS2kpTGq] Rollback HacTZa3XFKj7Hb3e7"
- Historical images
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 比 — "[mongo:fY7B8WBnCYKJoAZDd] Rollback x8fGrnfxo2cQ56ZuA"
- Hint
- Pictograph of two people side-by-side, conveying the meaning "to put together", "match", or "compare". → Two spoons side-by-side, conveying the meaning "to put together", "match", or "compare". 匕 also represents the sound.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- + 匕 SoundIconic Depicts a spoon.
- - 人 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 4 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
- Sources
- + 尤梓竹《甲骨文字考釋提要（一）》p.56
- + 李学勤《字源》p.725
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 比 — "[mongo:x8fGrnfxo2cQ56ZuA] Rollback CCXpq3AgCfdis6rce"
- Hint
- Two spoons side-by-side, conveying the meaning "to put together", "match", or "compare". 匕 also represents the sound. → Pictograph of two people side-by-side, conveying the meaning "to put together", "match", or "compare".
- Components
- + 人 Iconic
- - 匕 SoundIconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 4 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC))
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 宁 — "[mongo:cZXZ6gCLqmabBEv4C] Rollback jb35XrdgQHuNDgNoL"
- Gloss
- peaceful → peaceful, (storage container)
- Hint
- Simplified form of 寧. Phonosemantic compound. 丁 represents the sound and 宀 represents the meaning. → Pictograph of a container for storing things. Original form of 貯. In simplified Chinese 宁 is also used to mean "peaceful", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 寧.
- Original meaning
- storage container
- Components
- - 宀 Meaning
- - 丁 Sound
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》 p.1508-1509
Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, components, sources
edit character approved 宁 — "[mongo:jb35XrdgQHuNDgNoL] Rollback b9zLHDTsMcXk8AwkG"
- Gloss
- peaceful, (storage container) → peaceful
- Hint
- Pictograph of a container for storing things. Original form of 貯. In simplified Chinese 宁 is also used to mean "peaceful", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 寧. → Simplified form of 寧. Phonosemantic compound. 丁 represents the sound and 宀 represents the meaning.
- Components
- + 宀 Meaning
- + 丁 Sound
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, components, sources
edit character approved 黍 — "[mongo:7opn2WJZycwufTmKH] proso"
- Gloss
- proso millet → millet
- Hint
- Pictograph of a stalk of proso millet with drooping ears. The 氺 (water) component was added later to possibly indicate that this specific type of grain is used to brew wine. → Pictograph of a stalk of millet with drooping ears. The 氺 (water) component was added later to possibly indicate that this specific type of grain is used to brew wine.
- Components
- 禾 Iconic
- hint: Depicts a proso millet plant with drooping ears. → Depicts a millet plant with drooping ears.
- 禾 Iconic
Changed: gloss, hint, components
edit character approved 黍 — "[mongo:RnpDLCKHpZa5emaCx] Changed description"
- Gloss
- glutinous millet → proso millet
- Hint
- Pictograph of millet grain. The 氺 (water) compnent was added later. → Pictograph of a stalk of proso millet with drooping ears. The 氺 (water) component was added later to possibly indicate that this specific type of grain is used to brew wine.
- Components
- 禾 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a proso millet plant with drooping ears.
- 氺 Meaning
- hint: (empty) → 氺 is a component form of 水.
- 禾 Iconic
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.578
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: gloss, hint, components, sources
edit character approved 冠 — "[mongo:yMC9KN5t3fcitxsNr] Rollback 5ya2pDDaJzZ6F6BaS"
- Hint
- A man 元 puts on a cap 冖 with his hand 寸 → Pictograph of a person (元) wearing a hat (冃). 元 also represents the sound. The 寸 (hand) component was added later to possibly indicate the hat is being held and put onto the head.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- 元 SoundIconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a person.
- type: meaning → sound, iconic
- 寸 Iconic
- type: meaning → iconic
- + 冃 Iconic Modern form looks like unrelated 冖.
- - 冖 Meaning
- 元 SoundIconic
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.612
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 冠 — "[mongo:5ya2pDDaJzZ6F6BaS] Rollback ZgySkYcBjuakmyFoz"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person (元) wearing a hat (冃). 元 also represents the sound. The 寸 (hand) component was added later to possibly indicate the hat is being held and put onto the head. → A man 元 puts on a cap 冖 with his hand 寸
- Components
- 元 Meaning
- hint: Depicts a person. → (empty)
- type: sound, iconic → meaning
- 寸 Meaning
- type: iconic → meaning
- + 冖 Meaning
- - 冃 Iconic
- 元 Meaning
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources
edit character rejected 寧 — "[mongo:S2QhGHgCMRS9sYPsH] Not 丁"
- Hint
- Depicts a peaceful place (宀) with food to eat (皿). 心 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound. → Depicts a peaceful place (宀) with food on table (丂) to eat (皿). 心 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.
- Components
- + 丂 Iconic Depicts a table.
- - 丁 Sound
Changed: hint, components
Reviewer: "grammar"
edit character approved 羡 — "[mongo:9gGNgtALG7tg8HeZA] Rollback ZcmaBxNRPth2dznuQ"
- Gloss
- envy → desire, envy
- Hint
- Someone who has a whole row 次 of sheep 羊 → Depicts a person salivating (㳄) when seeing a tasty sheep (羊) that they have a desire to eat.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- 羊 Iconic
- type: meaning → iconic
- + 㳄 SoundIconicRemnant Modern form looks like 次.
- - 次 Meaning
- 羊 Iconic
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 羡 — "[mongo:ZcmaBxNRPth2dznuQ] Rollback C8iFRh5uHT9sy6afX"
- Gloss
- desire, envy → envy
- Hint
- Depicts a person salivating (㳄) when seeing a tasty sheep (羊) that they have a desire to eat. → Someone who has a whole row 次 of sheep 羊
- Components
- 羊 Meaning
- type: iconic → meaning
- + 次 Meaning
- - 㳄 SoundIconicRemnant
- 羊 Meaning
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 涎 — "[mongo:M2eHj8a7GBBr3wYT6] remove"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 延 represents the sound. Simplified form of 㳄. → Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 延 represents the sound.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 㳄 — "[mongo:cFT3QNghEyYcyh3Qv] Rollback rFybWLSjYub6qub8J"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 7 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 㳄 — "[mongo:rFybWLSjYub6qub8J] Rollback QRYxMpHzygwu7pa9Z"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 7 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 㳄 — "[mongo:QRYxMpHzygwu7pa9Z] Rollback SpPJL5erRZ6yjAgak"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 7 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 㳄 — "[mongo:SpPJL5erRZ6yjAgak] Rollback qLGsarR9XNhjQGxwL"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 7 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 叀 — "[mongo:qsng5JGv7btEK7X7z] Rollback zJQXtndAiWkstWvdS"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a spinning wheel or spindle. → Pictograph of a spindle.
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, sources
edit character approved 叀 — "[mongo:c7eKqGRnvKbMsc6nw] Rollback zJQXtndAiWkstWvdS"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a spinning wheel or spindle. → Pictograph of a spindle.
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, sources
edit character approved 轉 — "[mongo:umjyPwYmobJcxyqpe] Rollback SdS7Q3h2SefDbQgqL"
- Gloss
- shift → turn
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 專 represents the sound. Originally written as 專. The 車 component was added later. → Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 專 represents the sound.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- 專 SoundMeaning
- hint: 專 also serves as a meaning component. → (empty)
- type: sound → sound, meaning
- 專 SoundMeaning
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 轉 — "[mongo:SdS7Q3h2SefDbQgqL] Rollback RESpDCy7uCMd9ZDLj"
- Gloss
- turn → shift
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 專 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 專 represents the sound. Originally written as 專. The 車 component was added later.
- Components
- 專 Sound
- hint: (empty) → 專 also serves as a meaning component.
- type: sound, meaning → sound
- 專 Sound
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 乕 — "[mongo:98xvb53f4Qy478QMP] stroke"
No field changes detected.
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 乊 — "[mongo:P9ECiwK4qJePT5XwG] stroke "
No field changes detected.
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 㳄 — "[mongo:qLGsarR9XNhjQGxwL] Made character not look so squished downwards"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 7 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 夒 — "[mongo:mWb2CzvBYe3rkSvqG] Fixed stroke order sequence. (Source: https://www.strokeorder.com/chinese/%E5%A4%92)"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 19 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 竊 — "[mongo:pKn52gvSospbKAAJS] Rollback 835hDWqYmnSMavQE5"
- Hint
- Termites 禼 taking grain 米 to their nest 穴 → Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 䊪 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to steal rice". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "secretly".
- Original meaning
- to steal rice
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- + 䊪 SoundMeaning
- - 米 Meaning
- - 禼 Meaning
- Strokes (simplified)
- 22 strokes
- Historical images
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
- Sources
- + 李学勤《字源》p.648
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.580-581
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 竊 — "[mongo:hNsMzqzy5qn35KEjX] Rollback MPDacFwYELQjcCo53"
- Components
- 禼 Meaning
- type: sound → meaning
- 禼 Meaning
Changed: original meaning, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 竊 — "[mongo:835hDWqYmnSMavQE5] Rollback AmpL3eyzXuwfPZCL6"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 䊪 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to steal rice". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "secretly". → Termites 禼 taking grain 米 to their nest 穴
- Components
- + 米 Meaning
- + 禼 Sound
- - 䊪 SoundMeaning
- Strokes (simplified)
- 22 strokes
- Historical images
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved ヰ — "[mongo:yuGM9NCZKDRcYh6rB] ス"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, components, sources, codepoint, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved ノ — "[mongo:iJ55ypjGgwTDWGK3L] ス"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, components, sources, codepoint, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved ス — "[mongo:3BWhC9MJBnsHfphk6] stroke"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, components, sources, codepoint, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 茎 — "[mongo:TJwjQsnGyTDet9qNa] Rollback FNyS4wiJdysggcNhC"
- Components
- - 𢀖 Sound
- Strokes (simplified)
- 8 strokes
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved Q — "[mongo:kskoJmDJtT4NaCEio] hliss"
No field changes detected.
Changed: gloss, verified, components, sources, codepoint
edit character approved 賏 — "[mongo:CT8scmHZqyPppjTYo] Rollback EAkQLsxpG6rYkpwfG"
- Hint
- Depicts two shells (貝) strung together. → Two shells 貝 strung together
- Components
- 貝 Meaning
- type: iconic → meaning
- 貝 Meaning
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 粟 — "[mongo:Ze6mEooHoj9Ajb4MW] Rollback JfqzYiWFdq84yAXPu"
- Hint
- A millet plant 米 bearing grain 覀 → Phonosemantic compound. 米 represents the meaning and 角 represents the sound.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- + 角 Sound Modern form looks like unrelated 覀.
- - 覀 Meaning
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.562
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 粟 — "[mongo:JfqzYiWFdq84yAXPu] Rollback 7aYvPmq6BR2YJh335"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 米 represents the meaning and 角 represents the sound. → A millet plant 米 bearing grain 覀
- Components
- + 覀 Meaning
- - 角 Sound
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 糲 — "[mongo:R8sFYPhpyvDBxz46E] Rollback S7HCuPSMPEvmYydTy"
- Hint
- Rice 米 that must be ground 厲; 厲 also provides the pronunciation → Phonosemantic compound. 米 represents the meaning and 厲 represents the sound.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- 厲 Sound
- type: sound, meaning → sound
- 厲 Sound
- Sources
- + 李学勤《字源》p.645
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 糲 — "[mongo:S7HCuPSMPEvmYydTy] Rollback dqSQ9seXpfgrzmYft"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 米 represents the meaning and 厲 represents the sound. → Rice 米 that must be ground 厲; 厲 also provides the pronunciation
- Components
- 厲 SoundMeaning
- type: sound → sound, meaning
- 厲 SoundMeaning
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved w — "[mongo:cTHA3iLY7ExLHpQQT] gloss"
No field changes detected.
Changed: gloss
edit character approved 离 — "[mongo:vJzsS4eXRPkvERysP] add info"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a legendary mountain demon with horns and a tail beween its legs, now written as 魑. → Pictograph of a legendary mountain demon with horns and a tail beween its legs, now written as 魑. The traditional character 離 (leave; depart; away from) was simplified to 离 by deleting the 隹 (bird) component.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 歎 — "[mongo:JLKS4tjjp8wXC29h6] verify"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, components, sources
edit character approved 𦰩 — "[mongo:FTsSqbJgKXJHHZ25y] Rollback qg8SiAQAvjjzztaLh"
- Gloss
- [uncertain] → to sigh
- Hint
- Original meaning uncertain. Possibly a variant of 堇. Used as a sound component in 漢 and 難. → Depicts a tortured person or a criminal (黑) sighing (口). Original form of 嘆.
- Components
- + 口 Iconic Depicts a mouth.
- + 黑 Iconic Depicts a tortured person or a criminal.
- Strokes (simplified)
- 11 strokes
- Sources
- + 黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.2569, 3655
- + 何琳儀《戰國古文字典：戰國文字聲系》p.975
Changed: gloss, hint, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𦰩 — "[mongo:qg8SiAQAvjjzztaLh] Rollback GqkWumCCrtFyMkbdg"
- Gloss
- to sigh → [uncertain]
- Hint
- Depicts a tortured person or a criminal (黑) sighing (口). Original form of 嘆. → Original meaning uncertain. Possibly a variant of 堇. Used as a sound component in 漢 and 難.
Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 難 — "[mongo:36ZSf8DqpkPoMWgSA] Rollback gsXfzJCZSnguM9PNp"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 19 strokes
- Historical images
- + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𬶀 — "[mongo:3EQc8faubXSJDAop2] hloss"
No field changes detected.
Changed: gloss
edit character approved 魝 — "[mongo:xnyhSCApkKbBhcveF] alert"
- Components
- 刂 Unknown
- type: sound → unknown
- 刂 Unknown
Changed: components
edit character approved 魝 — "[mongo:G23HfCZcoSnrArkxL] kind or type"
- Components
- 刂 Sound
- type: unknown → sound
- 刂 Sound
Changed: gloss, components