Recent Changes
edit character approved 𤕦 — "[mongo:dvxeMzFrujYxSaEh8] same etymology "
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Possibly depicts a person reaching out his hands and loosening his shirt to assist in pulling a plow. → Ancient form of 襄.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 麹 — "[mongo:pK4origqYh8cM8Xd2] i want a hippopotamus for christmas"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 15 strokes
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𤕦 — "[mongo:kC7hLF85aNWgRbNFb] Added Etymology, Components"
- Gloss
- disorder, unravel → assist
- Hint
- Possibly depicts a person (人) carrying a vessel filled with blood (血) for offering to ancestors, now written as 禳. 土 and 攴 were later added for unknown reasons. Original meaning unclear. → Origin unclear. Possibly depicts a person reaching out his hands and loosening his shirt to assist in pulling a plow.
- Components
- ◎ Iconic
- hint: Possibly depicts a person carrying a vessel filled with blood. → Depicts a person reaching out his hands.
- 土 Iconic
- hint: The purpose of this component is unclear. → (empty)
- type: unknown → iconic
- 攴 Iconic
- hint: The purpose of this component is unclear. → (empty)
- type: unknown → iconic
- ◎ Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 16 strokes→15 strokes
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images, pronunciations
edit character approved 昷 — "[mongo:5KD2v798nFNpZmu5Z] variant"
- Hint
- Variant of 𥁕. → Variant of 𥁕
- Verified
- Yes → No
Changed: hint, verified, components
edit character approved 襄 — "[mongo:GZBxKLEWTwzg8hdtx] Added components"
- Hint
- 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 𔕦 represents the sound.
- Components
- + 衣 Meaning
- + 𤕦 Sound
- 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))
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 拯 — "[mongo:6RgcmoNQb9Fj4NhX3] mentioned somewehre in the etymology"
No field changes detected.
Changed: hint, verified, sources
edit character approved 孨 — "[mongo:e5ykGwvsDTHXqQm2P] verify"
- Gloss
- orphanage
- Hint
- Many abandoned children 子 representing an orphanage → (empty)
Changed: gloss, hint
edit character approved 穡 — "[mongo:2SKcvavPmrKZYpDnT] verify"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, components, sources
edit character approved 爇 — "[mongo:eZqzu6PR23nREe8NQ] 熱 is also a meaning component"
- Components
- 熱 SoundMeaning
- type: sound → sound, meaning
- 熱 SoundMeaning
Changed: components
edit character approved 氵 — "[mongo:v29dt3zfeSFyRiANG] river"
- Hint
- 氵 is a component form of 水. → 氵 is a component form of 水, which depicts the flow of water in a river.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 丞 — "[mongo:yBZRH2xcNjq78WG8s] loan"
- Gloss
- assist → assist, deputy
- Hint
- Depicts using two hands (廾) to rescue a person (卩) trapped in a pit (凵). → Depicts using two hands (廾) to rescue a person (卩) trapped in a pit (凵). Original form of 拯. The modern meaning "deputy" is a phonetic loan.
Changed: gloss, hint
edit character approved 爇 — "[mongo:zWtuqGSE2H3Kyf64c] 热"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 热 represents the sound.
- Components
- 艹 Meaning
- hint: grass → 艹 is a component form of 艸.
- 熱 Sound
- hint: heat → (empty)
- 艹 Meaning
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 鶯 — "[mongo:BJoBy485rybhhdYzE] 𤇾"
- Components
- + 𤇾 Sound
- - 炏 Sound
Changed: components
edit character approved 牵 — "[mongo:ovn5uMixSPn9EPLLW] tweaked a few things"
- Hint
- Depicts a person (人) leading an ox (牛) by the nose (自). The 人 and 自 components were later corrupted into phonetic 玄. → Depicts a person (人) leading an ox (牛) by the nose (自). 人 was later reanalyzed as 大.
- Components
- 大 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a person. Later reanalyzed as 大.
- type: simplified → iconic
- + 自 Iconic
- - 人 Iconic
- 大 Iconic
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.93-94
- + 林志強《《文源》評注》p.312
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 獸 — "[mongo:qigyMMDA2eFT5mMH4] Added source"
- Hint
- Depicts using a hunting tool (單) and a dog (犬) to hunt for and capture wild animals. Original form of 狩. 口 was later added for unknown reasons. The meaning later shifted to "beast". → Depicts using a hunting tool (單) and a dog (犬) to hunt for and capture wild animals. Original form of 狩. 口 was later added as a distinguishing mark. The meaning later shifted to "beast".
- Components
- 口 Distinguishing
- hint: The purpose of this component is unclear. → (empty)
- type: unknown → distinguishing
- 口 Distinguishing
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 李学勤《字源》p.1270
- + 劉志基《中國漢字文物大系》Vol. 14, p.393
- + 何琳儀《戰國古文字典：戰國文字聲系》p.218
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 牵 — "[mongo:DP3ZcLHMdeE4mr29L] verify"
- Hint
- Depicts a person (人) leading an ox (牛) by the nose (自). 人 was later reanalyzed as 大. → Depicts a person (人) leading an ox (牛) by the nose (自). The 人 and 自 components were later corrupted into phonetic 玄.
- Components
- 大 Simplified
- hint: Depicts a person. Later reanalyzed as 大. → (empty)
- type: iconic → simplified
- + 人 Iconic
- - 自 Iconic
- 大 Simplified
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- - 季旭昇《說文新證》p.93-94
- - 林志強《《文源》評注》p.312
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 鶯 — "[mongo:ABYHNSBnYYxqAdFxB] sound similar"
- Components
- + 炏 Sound
- - 𤇾 Sound
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 爇 — "[mongo:hrsLSLEPgZgiWo4MT] berify"
- Components
- 艹 Meaning
- hint: 艹 is a component form of 艸. → grass
- 熱 Sound
- hint: (empty) → heat
- 艹 Meaning
Changed: verified, components, sources
edit character approved 牽 — "[mongo:RDHGYDqSGirTA43X4] Changed explanation and added sources"
- Hint
- A person pulling 冖 an ox 牛 by a rope 玄 → Depicts a person (人) leading an ox (牛) by the nose (自). The 人 and 自 components were later corrupted into phonetic 玄.
- Components
- 玄 Sound
- hint: Depicts a rope. → (empty)
- type: sound, iconic → sound
- 牛 Iconic
- hint: Depicts an ox. → (empty)
- + 自 Iconic Depicts a nose.
- - 冖 Iconic
- 玄 Sound
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.93-94
- + 林志強《《文源》評注》p.312
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 疆 — "[mongo:T6G8kEQsZXSuSKruw] boyndary"
- Components
- 畺 SoundMeaning
- type: sound → sound, meaning
- 畺 SoundMeaning
Changed: components
edit character approved 兑 — "[mongo:bQxHHgRtsMoofNs76] .simplified"
No field changes detected.
Changed: components
edit character approved 斷 — "[mongo:LJSBbFcwtE8WCeGkM] SIMIALR"
- Hint
- Depicts cutting off threads (丝) with an axe (斤) → Depicts cutting off threads (㡭) with an axe (斤)
- Components
- + 㡭 Iconic
- - 丝 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 18 strokes
- Historical images
- + Bronze (Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 氶 — "[mongo:G3jWRcsvDFqwuYwwv] my attempt based on oracle bone"
- Hint
- Depicts two hands grabbing a kneeling person.
- Components
- - 水 Meaning
Changed: hint, components
edit character rejected 牽 — "[mongo:ngE65G2JEMKoZDmrZ] I don't know what the etymology is"
- Hint
- A person pulling 冖 an ox 牛 by a rope 玄 → Origin unclear
- Components
- 玄 Unknown
- hint: Depicts a rope. → (empty)
- type: sound, iconic → unknown
- 冖 Unknown
- type: iconic → unknown
- 牛 Unknown
- hint: Depicts an ox. → (empty)
- type: iconic → unknown
- 玄 Unknown
Changed: hint, components
Reviewer: "If you don't know the etymology, then it's quite unnecessary to creat an edit."
edit character approved 灥 — "[mongo:wCk7xuqav8nGkDeXe] Strokes THERE IN UKAI BUT NOT IN MAKE ME A HANZI"
No field changes detected.
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 单 — "[mongo:TsX6iSGpECMDMTMXD] verify"
- Hint
- Simplified form of 單. Pictograph of a hunting or military trap constructed from two rocks and a net. The current meaning "single" is a phonetic loan. → Simplified form of 單. Pictograph of a hunting tool or weapon constructed from rocks tied to a tree branch. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- Original meaning
- hunting tool
Changed: hint, original meaning
edit character approved 獸 — "[mongo:3RqQqFxovhWx7iGLJ] Tweaked explanation"
- Hint
- A depiction of a hunting scene composed of a hunting tool 單 and a dog 犬. The meaning later shifted to refer to the animals hunted. The original form of 狩. → Depicts using a hunting tool (單) and a dog (犬) to hunt for and capture wild animals. Original form of 狩. 口 was later added for unknown reasons. The meaning later shifted to "beast".
- Components
- 單 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a hunting tool.
- type: iconic, remnant → iconic
- 口 Unknown
- hint: (empty) → The purpose of this component is unclear.
- type: distinguishing → unknown
- 單 Iconic
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 李学勤《字源》p.1270
- + 劉志基《中國漢字文物大系》Vol. 14, p.393
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 單 — "[mongo:6GGmHZNS2tX3c7xCa] Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a hunting or military trap constructed from two rocks and a net. The current meaning "single" is a phonetic loan. → Pictograph of a hunting tool or weapon constructed from rocks tied to a tree branch. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- Original meaning
- hunting tool
Changed: hint, original meaning, sources
edit character approved 脉 — "[mongo:TQCY3Zg7betqKZkJM] Veify"
No field changes detected.
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 脈 — "[mongo:n7H4ChHtvJRjssACT] Verify"
- Hint
- Vessels carry blood through one's body ⺼ like a branching river 𠂢 → The blood vessels is the part of the body (⺼) where blood flows (𠂢).
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- ⺼ Meaning
- hint: (empty) → ⺼ is a component form of 肉.
- 𠂢 SoundMeaning
- hint: (empty) → Used here to allude to flowing blood in the blood vessels. 𠂢 also represents the sound.
- type: meaning → sound, meaning
- ⺼ Meaning
- Sources
- + 李学勤《字源》p.1019
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources
edit character rejected 意 — "[mongo:y3HNXtKfRFtiCDgBC] verrify"
- Gloss
- thought → meaning
- Hint
- Thought (意) is the sound (音) that comes from the mind (心). (Oversimplified for brevity. The 音 component in this character has a complicated history.) → (empty)
- Components
- - 音 Meaning
- - 心 Meaning
Changed: gloss, hint, components, pronunciations
Reviewer: "Cannot delete everything."
edit character rejected 脈 — "[mongo:CMMSHSai9KcTcehTv] revert"
- Hint
- Vessels carry blood through one's body ⺼ like a branching river 𠂢 → Long 永 vessels through one's body ⺼
- Components
- + 永 Meaning
- - 𠂢 Meaning
Changed: hint, components
Reviewer: "Not a mistake, both 𠂢 and 永 derive from the same origin which is an image of a flowing river with a tribatury. The only differrence is that 𠂢 is flipped around."
edit character approved 狩 — "[mongo:eqTaevmwjv879NZ58] It is meantioned in the erymolgoy of "
No field changes detected.
Changed: gloss, verified, sources
edit character approved 单 — "[mongo:SjMCKLt54nmoqcpMF] add meanung to simplified character"
- Original meaning
- hunting trap
Changed: original meaning
edit character approved 兽 — "[mongo:hnJLYE8o5JSGm55BC] remnant compinent"
- Hint
- A depiction of a hunting scene composed of a hunting tool 單 and a dog 犬. The meaning later shifted to refer to the animals hunted. The traditional component 犬 was removed for simplification. → Remnant of 獸.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- + 獸 Remnant
- - 单 Iconic
- - 口 Distinguishing
- - 犬 Deleted
- Strokes (simplified)
- 11 strokes
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 獸 — "[mongo:HQtgM5Y7LANB7pLGd] print distinguishing"
- Components
- + 口 Distinguishing
- - Distinguishing
Changed: components
edit character approved 獸 — "[mongo:avghSmGpfrqFc4WEe] PREVENT MAKE ME A HANZI FROM IT STYLE"
- Hint
- A depiction of a hunting scene composed of a hunting tool 單 and a dog 犬. The meaning later shifted to refer to the animals hunted. The original form of 狩. → A depiction of a hunting scene composed of a hunting tool (單) and a dog (犬). The meaning later shifted to refer to the animals hunted. The original form of 狩.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 媠 — "[mongo:MDv9kyh3qt37BETw9] try, attempr"
- Gloss
- indolent
- Components
- ⺼ Unknown
- type: sound → unknown
- + 左 Unknown
- ⺼ Unknown
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 3: 4-8
Changed: gloss, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 兽 — "[mongo:5sriSDv3xeXqiP82m] verify, components"
- Hint
- Depicts using a hunting tool (單) and a dog (犬) to hunt for and capture wild animals. Original form of 狩. 口 was later added as a distinguishing mark. The meaning later shifted to "beast". The traditional component 犬 was deleted for simplification. → A depiction of a hunting scene composed of a hunting tool 單 and a dog 犬. The meaning later shifted to refer to the animals hunted. The traditional component 犬 was removed for simplification.
- Components
- 犬 Deleted
- hint: The traditional component 犬 was deleted for simplification. → (empty)
- + 单 Iconic
- - 單 IconicSimplified
- 犬 Deleted
- Strokes (simplified)
- 11 strokes→11 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: hint, verified, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 獸 — "[mongo:tQEN6ua9KCs8XYeFM] Missing Character"
- Components
- + 口 Distinguishing
- - Distinguishing
Changed: components
edit character approved 獸 — "[mongo:gyGgF6fsBiTLaLWsh] Removing the additional note where the dog is labeled "animal". It's specifically a dog, especially so in this case."
- Components
- 犬 Iconic
- hint: animal → (empty)
- 犬 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 獸 — "[mongo:SjcgZWHgwkATxjkXB] I guess maybe these are meaning components referring to hunting rather than an iconic depiction of a hunting scene itself. I think maybe the age of the character hints more that it was a literal depiction? Feel free to correct if I'm mistaken."
- Hint
- Depicts using a hunting tool (單) and a dog (犬) to hunt for and capture wild animals. Original form of 狩. 口 was later added as a distinguishing mark. The meaning later shifted to "beast". → A depiction of a hunting scene composed of a hunting tool 單 and a dog 犬. The meaning later shifted to refer to the animals hunted. The original form of 狩.
- Components
- 單 IconicRemnant
- hint: Depicts a hunting tool. → (empty)
- type: iconic → iconic, remnant
- 犬 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → animal
- + Distinguishing
- - 口 Distinguishing
- 單 IconicRemnant
- Sources
- 漢語多功能字庫
- + 字源 p1270
- - 李学勤《字源》p.1270
- - 劉志基《中國漢字文物大系》Vol. 14, p.393
- - 何琳儀《戰國古文字典：戰國文字聲系》p.218
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 玄 — "[mongo:PFBJ6NtLudmMEqMDN] deep, profound"
- Hint
- Originally the same character as 幺. Similar to 幺, with an distinguishing mark at the top. → Originally the same character as 幺.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 牽 — "[mongo:zmirq9eejq5arf8dT] Verify, Edit Component"
- Components
- 玄 SoundIconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a rope.
- type: sound → sound, iconic
- 牛 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts an ox.
- + 冖 Iconic
- - 自 Iconic
- 玄 SoundIconic
Changed: verified, components