Recent Changes
edit character approved 鲰 — "[mongo:ezeA9wpsT28muXt8Q] verify"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, components
edit character approved 襄 — "[mongo:jr3R4Bw3yRRi3yWvj] Rollback T8TBtgrzomLbyWMB3"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning and 𤕦 represents the sound, both added later. Iconic origin unclear. Possibly depicts a person reaching out his hands and loosening his shirt to assist in pulling a plow. → Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning and 𤕦 represents the sound.
- Components
- 衣 Meaning
- hint: Added later to the original iconographic character. → (empty)
- 𤕦 Sound
- hint: This came from later phoneticization of earlier components rather than having originally been used by itself as a phonetic loan. → (empty)
- 衣 Meaning
- Strokes (simplified)
- 17 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Mid Warring States (~300 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 襄 — "[mongo:T8TBtgrzomLbyWMB3] Rollback 3ymfBHZuw3dAMLWww"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning and 𤕦 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning and 𤕦 represents the sound, both added later. Iconic origin unclear. Possibly depicts a person reaching out his hands and loosening his shirt to assist in pulling a plow.
- Components
- 衣 Meaning
- hint: (empty) → Added later to the original iconographic character.
- 𤕦 Sound
- hint: (empty) → This came from later phoneticization of earlier components rather than having originally been used by itself as a phonetic loan.
- 衣 Meaning
- Strokes (simplified)
- 17 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Mid Warring States (~300 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 李学勤 《字源》 p.734
Changed: hint, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 蚩 — "[mongo:oMgzypas5GbMM82io] Rollback 9598kyRaFFpuXtbCc"
- Components
- + 㞢 Sound
- - 之 Sound
Changed: components
edit character approved 蚩 — "[mongo:9598kyRaFFpuXtbCc] Rollback dC6XMWFe9Sby6wJj4"
- Components
- + 之 Sound 㞢 is an ancient form of 之
- - 㞢 Sound
Changed: components
edit character approved 吊 — "[mongo:w3YyafMuQZRpDzWuw] Rollback 5BkWNTZM4Lcz8HXqt"
- Gloss
- condole → to hang
- Hint
- Variant of 弔. Depicts a person carrying silk streamers used for wrapping around arrows with. Based on the original meaning "silk streamers used for arrows", now written as 繳. The meaning later shifted to "to hang" and "to hang a person".
- Original meaning
- silk streamers used for arrows
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- + ◎ Iconic Depicts silk streamers used for wrapping around arrows with.
- + 人 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 6 strokes
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.639-640
- + 黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.838-839
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 吊 — "[mongo:5BkWNTZM4Lcz8HXqt] Rollback xrPotN3tKvcM5Xfjd"
- Gloss
- to hang → condole
- Components
- - ◎ Iconic
- - 人 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 6 strokes
Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 㳄 — "[mongo:H4mjTS9kum4qYTAQZ] Rollback qW9zP6YfpqDRHDu26"
- Gloss
- (a variant of 涎) spittle → spit, saliva
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 欠 represents the sound. → Depicts drops of spit (氵) coming from an open mouth (欠).
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- 氵 Iconic
- type: meaning → iconic
- 欠 SoundIconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a person with an open mouth.
- type: sound → sound, iconic
- 氵 Iconic
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 㳄 — "[mongo:qW9zP6YfpqDRHDu26] Rollback DsaX9RDKhmpddPi3w"
- Gloss
- spit, saliva → (a variant of 涎) spittle
- Hint
- Depicts drops of spit (氵) coming from an open mouth (欠). → Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 欠 represents the sound.
- Components
- 氵 Meaning
- type: iconic → meaning
- 欠 Sound
- hint: Depicts a person with an open mouth. → (empty)
- type: sound, iconic → sound
- 氵 Meaning
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 禧 — "[mongo:bGFAG7P6AtcoqPysd] big drum"
No field changes detected.
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 纾 — "[mongo:L6Gr6mucb68PwhZhf] silj"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 7 strokes→7 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
edit character approved 紓 — "[mongo:5KtTnBzR8GpNgLCjq] thrwads"
No field changes detected.
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 疑 — "[mongo:RCFzDftzi3Ata2zhG] Rollback QQPB7MeecjAFhpYb2"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person holding onto a staff, looking to the side with his mouth open, doubtful of which direction to go. The 龰 (foot) component was added later to indicate movement, and the 子 component was added to hint at the sound. → Pictograph of a person holding onto a staff, looking to the side with his mouth open, doubtful of which direction to go. The 龰 (foot) component was added later to indicate movement, and the 牛 component was added to hint at the sound.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- ◎ Iconic
- hint: Depicts a person standing up holding onto a staff. → Depicts a person standing up, holding onto a staff, with their mouth open and looking to the side.
- + 牛 Sound
- - 口 Iconic
- - 子 Sound
- ◎ Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 14 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
- + Seal (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 李学勤《字源》p.1281
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 疑 — "[mongo:QQPB7MeecjAFhpYb2] Rollback xYtW45wJQGnZWHHDb"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person holding onto a staff, looking to the side with his mouth open, doubtful of which direction to go. The 龰 (foot) component was added later to indicate movement, and the 牛 component was added to hint at the sound. → Pictograph of a person holding onto a staff, looking to the side with his mouth open, doubtful of which direction to go. The 龰 (foot) component was added later to indicate movement, and the 子 component was added to hint at the sound.
- Components
- ◎ Iconic
- hint: Depicts a person standing up, holding onto a staff, with their mouth open and looking to the side. → Depicts a person standing up holding onto a staff.
- + 口 Iconic Here depicts the head of a person with an open mouth looking to the side.
- + 子 Sound The pronunciation of 子 was similar to 疑 in old Chinese, but they no longer sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes.
- - 牛 Sound
- ◎ Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 14 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
- + Seal (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 南 — "[mongo:SWz5LLaKevxtpXCj5] Rollback mjaTPBsFG77mewgeS"
- Hint
- Depicts the front of a house. In some regions of ancient China, houses were typically built to face the south. → Depicts a bell-shaped musical instrument. The current meaning of 南 is a phonetic loan.
- Original meaning
- musical instrument
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, sources
edit character approved 南 — "[mongo:mjaTPBsFG77mewgeS] Rollback qDBku8fxoHzneYFL4"
- Hint
- Depicts a bell-shaped musical instrument. The current meaning of 南 is a phonetic loan. → Depicts the front of a house. In some regions of ancient China, houses were typically built to face the south.
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, sources
edit character approved 豫 — "[mongo:pfRRNeqEr9zdKKo82] elephant"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, sources
edit character approved 夒 — "[mongo:Kg6daeqJX7TdKekP9] stroke"
- 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 夒 — "[mongo:Mr6HJQQN3LSi2JT8D] Rollback FFFjddTbsjwoJZMBp"
- 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 耆 — "[mongo:TKy5LAJHgDdhvTa7k] Rollback prYtggCQWFj3A5zAm"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 老 represents the meaning and 日 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 老 represents the meaning and 旨 represents the sound.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- + 旨 Sound
- - 日 Sound
- Strokes (simplified)
- 10 strokes
- Historical images
- + Bronze (Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 耆 — "[mongo:prYtggCQWFj3A5zAm] Rollback 73rF99hdDDPLfmhsY"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 老 represents the meaning and 旨 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 老 represents the meaning and 日 represents the sound.
- Components
- + 日 Sound
- - 旨 Sound
- Strokes (simplified)
- 10 strokes
- Historical images
- + Bronze (Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 老 — "[mongo:wNSSi2s9ouvFuEYFw] Rollback PJBSyHT2sqFo27tx5"
- Components
- + ◎ Iconic Depicts a cane.
Changed: verified, components, sources
edit character approved 老 — "[mongo:sNrLDsAX9ZSc8AYi5] Rollback Kv68WYkP2h7b4LFy7"
- Hint
- A person bent over with long hair 匕 and a crutch; compare 耂 → Pictograph of an old person with long hair bent over and leaning on a cane.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- - 耂 Iconic
- - 匕 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 6 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Jin dynasty (266-420 AD))
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 老 — "[mongo:Kv68WYkP2h7b4LFy7] test"
- Hint
- Pictograph of an old person with long hair bent over and leaning on a cane. → A person bent over with long hair 匕 and a crutch; compare 耂
- Components
- + 耂 Iconic
- + 匕 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 6 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Jin dynasty (266-420 AD))
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 老 — "[mongo:NPuPaMnAgFcLpzFjs] Rollback cr7md7h48WkikaQAw"
- Hint
- Pictograph of an old person with long hair bent over and leaning on a cane. When used as a component, the cane is omitted. → Pictograph of an old person with long hair bent over and leaning on a cane.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 老 — "[mongo:cr7md7h48WkikaQAw] Rollback A3263SRBPbPJ4hAxR"
- Hint
- Pictograph of an old person with long hair bent over and leaning on a cane. → Pictograph of an old person with long hair bent over and leaning on a cane. When used as a component, the cane is omitted.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 老 — "[mongo:A3263SRBPbPJ4hAxR] Changed description"
- Hint
- Pictograph of an old person with long hair bent over and leaning on a cane. When used as a component, the cane is omitted. → Pictograph of an old person with long hair bent over and leaning on a cane.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 亅 — "[mongo:Bxpcu6gumHSyKTCGL] verify"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, sources
edit character approved 予 — "[mongo:zxEBcT3tjR5uwPAq4] change glyph"
- Components
- + 亅 Distinguishing
- - ㇚ Distinguishing
Changed: components
edit character approved 両 — "[mongo:cgSrvdpjZSgGTLiQd] stroke"
No field changes detected.
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 丗 — "[mongo:EWn5qT4WxA6HB2Ntp] stroke"
No field changes detected.
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 丒 — "[mongo:o5etwpp8r9x6YCaLQ] stroke"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 4 strokes→4 strokes
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 丆 — "[mongo:8rJP7J534SzWdgiPs] stroke"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 2 strokes→2 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 茚 — "[mongo:88J8Q2EGb6AHQDRGu] verify"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, components, sources
edit character approved 醄 — "[mongo:7xHAr4heXeNL7dj8h] gloss"
No field changes detected.
Changed: gloss
edit character approved 匋 — "[mongo:CPnQnxuoByodctsr3] Rollback bWt4xeXK6FRKJYx8m"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 缶 represents the meaning and 勹 represents the sound. → Depicts a person bent over (勹) making a clay pot (缶). 勹 also represents the sound. Original form of 陶.
- Components
- 缶 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts earthenware with a lid.
- type: sound, meaning → iconic
- 勹 SoundIconic
- hint: 勹 is a component form of 包. → Depicts a person bent over.
- type: sound, meaning → sound, iconic
- 缶 Iconic
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 匋 — "[mongo:gFk3JtAH7yX9R4LZm] Rollback E6iwqnJ5c4h3mqTea"
- Components
- 缶 SoundMeaning
- type: meaning → sound, meaning
- 缶 SoundMeaning
Changed: components
edit character approved 匋 — "[mongo:bWt4xeXK6FRKJYx8m] Rollback 23AhAmJCa39r3sXkN"
- Hint
- Depicts a person bent over (勹) making a clay pot (缶). 勹 also represents the sound. Original form of 陶. → Phonosemantic compound. 缶 represents the meaning and 勹 represents the sound.
- Components
- 缶 Meaning
- hint: Depicts earthenware with a lid. → (empty)
- type: iconic → meaning
- 勹 SoundMeaning
- hint: Depicts a person bent over. → 勹 is a component form of 包.
- type: sound, iconic → sound, meaning
- 缶 Meaning
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 免 — "[mongo:bXcD4FHkD6RFSzk8D] Rollback gMERKQzFkoXt3Nc7S"
- Gloss
- avoid → (hat), avoid
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person with a hat, now written as 冕. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Pictograph of a person wearing a hat or a crown, now written as 冕. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.640-641
- + 林志強《《文源》評注》p.410
Changed: gloss, hint, sources
edit character approved 鬱 — "[mongo:TQNbyss5LPkSgGTLc] Rollback orhQKwHtk7AqzXjs3"
- Gloss
- sweet smelling → melancholy, sweet smelling
- Hint
- Depicts a person (大) trampling another person (勹), who is depressed, in a forest (林). 鬯 (sacrificial wine) was later added to the character since the meaning later extended to "sweet smelling".
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- 林 Iconic
- hint: forest → (empty)
- type: meaning → iconic
- 鬯 Meaning
- hint: (empty) → This component was later added since the meaning of this character extended to "sweet smelling".
- type: unknown → meaning
- 彡 UnknownDistinguishing
- hint: (empty) → This component was possibly added as decorative strokes.
- type: unknown → unknown, distinguishing
- + 大 Iconic Depicts a person trampling. Modern form looks like unrelated 缶.
- + 勹 Iconic Here used to depict a depressed person being trampled. Modern form looks like unrelated 冖.
- - 缶 Sound
- - 冖 Unknown
- 林 Iconic
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.433-434
- + Wiktionary
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 鬱 — "[mongo:orhQKwHtk7AqzXjs3] Rollback saiXzJovndC2BTrZL"
- Gloss
- melancholy, sweet smelling → sweet smelling
- Components
- 林 Meaning
- hint: (empty) → forest
- type: iconic → meaning
- 鬯 Unknown
- hint: This component was later added since the meaning of this character extended to "sweet smelling". → (empty)
- type: meaning → unknown
- 彡 Unknown
- hint: This component was possibly added as decorative strokes. → (empty)
- type: unknown, distinguishing → unknown
- + 缶 Sound
- + 冖 Unknown
- - 大 Iconic
- - 勹 Iconic
- 林 Meaning
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 朕 — "[mongo:bpRByR3nAT6s4CTkN] Rollback BCbgT7qd2cm59Ke4v"
- Hint
- Originally depicted two hands holding an object (灷) to patch up a hole in a boat (舟), representing the meaning "seal a crack". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Originally depicted two hands (廾) holding an object (丨) to patch up a hole in a boat (舟), representing the meaning "seal a crack". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- Components
- + ◎ Iconic Depicts a hole in a boat being plugged up.
- + 廾 Iconic Depicts two hands patching a hole in a boat.
- - 灷 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 10 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD))
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 朕 — "[mongo:XPJxjGjvkgRLijiHZ] Rollback 3BbbdNPzygSpuhemX"
- Hint
- Originally depicted two hands (廾) holding an object (丨) to patch up a hole in a boat (舟), representing the meaning "seam; crack". Since cracks in bones were used for fortune-telling in ancient China, the meaning shifted later to "omen; sign" and "sovereign". → Originally depicted two hands holding an object (灷) to patch up a hole in a boat (舟), representing the meaning "seal a crack". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- Original meaning
- seal up a crack
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- + 舟 Iconic Depicts a boat. Modern form looks like unrelated 月.
- + 灷 Iconic Depicts two hands patching a hole in a boat.
- Strokes (simplified)
- 10 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD))
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 朕 — "[mongo:3BbbdNPzygSpuhemX] Rollback bf5DEnAvu7kYezB4L"
- Hint
- Originally depicted two hands holding an object (灷) to patch up a hole in a boat (舟), representing the meaning "seal a crack". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Originally depicted two hands (廾) holding an object (丨) to patch up a hole in a boat (舟), representing the meaning "seam; crack". Since cracks in bones were used for fortune-telling in ancient China, the meaning shifted later to "omen; sign" and "sovereign".
- Components
- - 舟 Iconic
- - 灷 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 10 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD))
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 媵 — "[mongo:HWGAN3XvNK36fYWDn] verfy"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, sources
edit character approved 強 — "[mongo:v9NfBdxE8RQCCee6Q] Rollback LNNNBzWroBroKFoDR"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 弓 represents the meaning and 畺 represents the sound. Originally written as 彊. → Phonosemantic component. 弓 represents the meaning and 畺 represents the sound. Originally written as 彊.
- Strokes (simplified)
- 11 strokes
- Historical images
- + Seal (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 强 — "[mongo:PPBw8SRkm6ndtETJh] Rollback 3MQQ4cgBH8wyoZZLg"
- Hint
- Simplified form of 強. Origin unclear. → Phonosemantic component. 弓 represents the meaning and 畺 represents the sound. Originally written as 彊.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- 虽 SoundRemnant
- type: unknown → sound, remnant
- isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true
- 虽 SoundRemnant
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 强 — "[mongo:3MQQ4cgBH8wyoZZLg] Rollback jr4Hp55xT8zQk8ZRZ"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic component. 弓 represents the meaning and 畺 represents the sound. Originally written as 彊. → Simplified form of 強. Origin unclear.
- Components
- 虽 Unknown
- hint: (empty) → The purpose of this component is unclear.
- type: sound, remnant → unknown
- isGlyphChanged: true → (empty)
- 虽 Unknown
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources