Recent Changes

  • edit character rejected 墨 — "[mongo:7sFTwaCbyJ3pdYtiY] try" by inralback19
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 黑 represents the sound. Originally written as 黑, which depicts a person whose face has been tattooed. → Chalk made from black  earth 

    Changed: hint

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    rejected by Prismcool

    Reviewer: "Same thing but characters are removed in description."

  • edit character approved 强 — "[mongo:eYs75rbRoDZfGCeGD] remove letfowvrr" by inralback19
    Components
    • 虽 SoundRemnant
      • hint: The purpose of this component is unclear. → (empty)

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 伸 — "[mongo:Dn9PYR7upyvuY5iHX] such common character" by inralback19
    Hint
    To extend your confidence 申 to another person 亻; 申 also provides the pronunciation → (empty)
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Components
    • 申 Sound
      • type: sound, meaning → sound
    Sources

    Changed: hint, verified, components, sources

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  • edit character approved 𢎘 — "[mongo:FQnYWGajovK2K3EXw] strokes" by inralback19
    Strokes (simplified)
    𢎘
    3 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))

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

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  • edit character approved 古 — "[mongo:Ss5HjHudqpxqJPmaN] Changed a component character" by Hsmq
    Components
    • + 盾 Iconic Depicts a shield.
    • - ◎ Iconic

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 竽 — "[mongo:kGSe7nACezHw2TpFE] keep make me a hanzi as it is" by inralback19
    Components
    • ⺮ Meaning
      • hint: (empty) → flute

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 纛 — "[mongo:BcT6EJrN6jdYr2BAy] country" by inralback19
    Gloss
    a banner → a silk banner
    Hint
    縣; 毒 provides the pronunciation

    Changed: gloss, hint

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  • edit character approved 鬮 — "[mongo:EXMNxok5sWYKHSgjz] remhyph" by inralback19
    Hint
    Phono-semantic compound. 鬥 represents the meaning and 龜 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 鬥 represents the meaning and 龜 represents the sound.

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved 決 — "[mongo:3ygatrQWgEmn4e5FW] open" by inralback19
    Original meaning
    burst open

    Changed: original meaning

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  • edit character approved 裁 — "[mongo:ntdjHQaYfBkH7pToD] modifying make me a hanzi" by inralback19
    Hint
    To cut 戈 cloth 衣 → To cut 𢦏 cloth 衣

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved 降 — "[mongo:2XbxdAKncePKLaQh5] comma" by inralback19
    Hint
    Depicts two feet (夂、止) descending down a hill (阝). → Depicts two feet (夂, 止) descending down a hill (阝).

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved 隓 — "[mongo:HAMDiYG5shcgd7Dts] halfdwidth" by inralback19
    Hint
    Depicts two hands (又) pushing dirt (土) off of a mound (阝). → Depicts two hands (又) pushing dirt (土) off of a mound (阝).

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved 乏 — "[mongo:E9P8cP7t6kk7DLe5G] original meaning" by inralback19
    Original meaning
    crooked

    Changed: original meaning

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  • edit character approved 帽 — "[mongo:fMz8wir838Ngufd6w] sound" by inralback19
    Hint
    Phono-semantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 冒 represents the sound.
    Components
    • 冒 Sound
      • type: meaning → sound

    Changed: hint, components

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  • edit character approved 鬮 — "[mongo:W4nhchBPKbDmGACZT] 龜" by inralback19
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Components
    • + 鬥 Meaning
    • + 龜 Sound
    Sources

    Changed: verified, components, sources

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  • edit character approved 艱 — "[mongo:iQh2Nzse9GnaxqKao] sound" by inralback19
    Components
    • 艮 Meaning
      • hint: Originally written as 壴 but later reanalyzed as 艮 to represent the sound. → (empty)
      • type: sound → meaning
      • isGlyphChanged: true → (empty)
    • 𦰩 Sound
      • hint: Depicts a person reporting difficulties. Originally written as 卩 or 女. → (empty)
      • type: sound, iconic → sound
    Sources

    Changed: verified, components, sources

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  • edit character approved 鸡 — "[mongo:aNcDZLhomzCSSmcre] chicken" by inralback19
    Gloss
    chickens → chicken

    Changed: gloss

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  • edit character approved 鷄 — "[mongo:uKqBqsqeWthCDZjec] chicken" by inralback19
    Historical pronunciations
    • - zhengzhang
    • - tang

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  • edit character approved 帖 — "[mongo:ksSMgD9j3PG3QqG7A] fix description" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Writing on a cloth 巾 → Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 占 represents the sound.

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved 帖 — "[mongo:aJfsgvJYE6d2PiT5h] add source, correct phonetic component" by Peter Olson
    Historical pronunciations
    • + OC: tʰeːb MC: thep
    • - zhengzhang
    • - tang

    Changed: verified, components, sources, pronunciations

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  • edit character approved 聞 — "[mongo:PtcBLcWf7tNkiBttT] main meaning is hear" by inralback19
    Gloss
    hear, smell → hear

    Changed: gloss

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  • edit character approved 鴔 — "[mongo:9F8M57PFpij8rn6XE] CCCEDICT" by inralback19

    No field changes detected.

    Changed: gloss

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    approved by Peter Olson

  • edit character approved 乾 — "[mongo:6M3S6nrvz4ZRXxaqG] accidentally pressed deleted, but now distinguishing" by inralback19
    Components
    • 乙 Distinguishing
      • type: unknown → distinguishing

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 鰂 — "[mongo:uXnqfJZrF4KdmsfR2] fish" by inralback19

    No field changes detected.

    Changed: components

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    approved by Peter Olson

  • edit character approved 乏 — "[mongo:vtpCDtj8snngaSsGL] Verify" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Line over foot → Derived from 正, but with the line on top slanted to indicate "crooked (i.e. not straight)". The meaning later shifted to "lack".
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Components
    • - 之 Iconic
    Strokes (simplified)
    乏
    4 strokes
    Historical images
    • + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
    • + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
    Sources
    • + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.121

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

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  • edit character approved 巳 — "[mongo:iqcmbA4RQpqhBNozX] 6th terrestrial branch" by Prismcool
    Gloss
    the hours from 9 to 11 → 6th terrestrial branch

    Changed: gloss

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  • edit character rejected 巳 — "[mongo:PuncPnTgSGnaexke5] 6th terrestrial branch" by inralback19
    Original meaning
    a type of snake creature
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Stroke count (simplified)
    3
    Strokes (simplified)
    巳
    3 strokes
    Stroke fragments (simplified)
    巳
    →
    巳
    • Component 1: 3
    Historical images
    • + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
    • + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
    • + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
    • + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
    Historical pronunciations
    • + baxter-sagart OC: *s-[ɢ]əʔ MC: ziX
    Sources

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    rejected by Prismcool

    Reviewer: "No changes made."

  • edit character approved 乏 — "[mongo:8F9LZ56Wtao49pXwH] line" by inralback19
    Hint
    Derived from 正, but with the line on top slanted to indicate "crooked (i.e. not straight)". The meaning later shifted to "lack". → Line over foot

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved 徒 — "[mongo:3Tn2kptyodeLTc2eb] DID NOT MMH" by inralback19
    Hint
    To walk 走 in someone's footsteps 彳 → (empty)

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved 鬮 — "[mongo:GtAWEzQGP6KBrPA6f] sound" by inralback19
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 鬥 represents the meaning and 龜 represents the sound. → Phono-semantic compound. 鬥 represents the meaning and 龜 represents the sound.

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved 甭 — "[mongo:br7K6nYMRnES5pBvR] MODIFY_MMH" by inralback19

    No field changes detected.

    Changed: hint, components

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  • edit character approved 㔾 — "[mongo:7pG3fWbjFAQ79qTTP] seal" by inralback19
    Gloss
    (same as U+7B44 筄) last name → last name
    Hint
    A rolled-up scroll or kneeling person; compare 卩 → (empty)

    Changed: gloss, hint

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  • edit character approved 後 — "[mongo:QfdQYXQxNB7nNzDnk] replace" by inralback19
    Hint
    Depicts someone's foot (夂) being held back by a rope (幺), preventing them from being able to walk (彳) forward. → Depicts someone's foot (夂) being held back by a rope (幺), preventing them from being able to walk (彳) forward.

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved 叢 — "[mongo:Fau9uEcKbekhe2bxo] chisel" by inralback19
    Components
    • 丵 Meaning
      • type: unknown → meaning

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 黍 — "[mongo:X7DGQqHCf6mBm4KSc] ?" by inralback19
    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 millet grain. The 氺 compnent was added later.
    Components
    • 氺 Unknown
      • hint: 氺 is a component form of 水. → (empty)
      • type: meaning → unknown
    • + ◎ Iconic
    • - 禾 Iconic
    Strokes (simplified)
    黍
    12 strokes
    →
    黍
    12 strokes

    Source: animcjk → dong

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

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  • edit character approved 占 — "[mongo:bGMu8apx5MJ6DWipF] period" by inralback19
    Components
    • 口 Iconic
      • hint: Depicts a hole → Depicts a hole.

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 丹 — "[mongo:D4YJyBz9kd5BNBhLi] shorten meaning" by inralback19
    Gloss
    cinnabar (native HgS) → cinnabar

    Changed: gloss

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  • edit character approved 疆 — "[mongo:sQgLE6TRkJ8o2ukva] FORGOT TO CHANGE THE ETAMOLOGY TO BLANK" by inralback19
    Hint
    A bow 弓 and arrow 土 used to defend a border 畺; 畺 also provides the pronunciation → (empty)
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Components
    • 畺 Sound
      • type: sound, meaning → sound
    Sources

    Changed: hint, verified, components, sources

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  • edit character approved 卌 — "[mongo:iNkNsz24MWmbMPCyq] verify" by inralback19

    No field changes detected.

    Changed: hint, verified, components, sources

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  • edit character approved 設 — "[mongo:NXws3fGChGr9qqqEo] tool, not hand" by inralback19
    Hint
    Depicts the process of setting something up using speech (言) and a hand holding a tool (殳). → Depicts the process of setting something up using speech (言) and a tool (殳).

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved 惫 — "[mongo:8XHqJpG6ReBKyQpiJ] .simpflied" by inralback19
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 思 represents the meaning and 夂 represents the sound. Simplified form of 憊. → Phonosemantic compound. 备 represents the meaning and 心 represents the sound. Simplified form of 憊.
    Components
    • + 备 SoundSimplified
    • + 心 Meaning 夂 is a component form of 止.
    • - 思 Meaning
    • - 夂 Sound
    Strokes (simplified)
    惫
    12 strokes
    →
    惫
    12 strokes

    Source: animcjk → dong

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

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  • edit character approved 渊 — "[mongo:DDoTgmMEmepj43hy8] sound" by inralback19
    Components
    • 𣶒 SoundIconicSimplified
      • type: iconic, simplified → sound, iconic, simplified

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 淵 — "[mongo:KW87tnXqMvd9asPXE] sound" by inralback19
    Components
    • 𣶒 SoundIconic
      • type: iconic → sound, iconic

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 𧸇 — "[mongo:tAxRc9tjTLgSB37qi] Nearly cut and paste from Wiktionary for now (is that okay?). Until I found that confirmation, I was very confused that this also had a meaning close to "to sell" just like the unrelated 賣. I thought maybe it was a mistake." by cochleoid
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 𡍬 represents the sound and 貝 represents the meaning. → Phonosemantic compound. 𡍬 represents the sound and 貝 represents the meaning. Evolved into 𧶠 with 𡍬 being further reduced to 士 and 四, often confused with the graphically (and semantically) similar but etymologically unrelated 賣.
    Sources

    Changed: hint, verified, sources

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  • edit character approved 所 — "[mongo:2eX2yYr9drchfLNCr] wood" by inralback19
    Components
    • 斤 Meaning
      • type: unknown → meaning

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 係 — "[mongo:Qb2D7xPRpBDGBRRbK] fixtypo" by inralback19
    Hint
    Depicts typing a rope (系) around a person's (亻) neck. 系 also represents the sound. → Depicts tying a rope (系) around a person's (亻) neck. 系 also represents the sound.

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved 莖 — "[mongo:4tuosBCMnYZ4eg5KL] VERIFY" by inralback19

    No field changes detected.

    Changed: verified, sources

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  • edit character approved 樂 — "[mongo:qJXaxBBtJhYKwDeWd] clarify" by inralback19
    Hint
    Depicts an ancient wooden stringed musical instrument. → Depicts an ancient wooden stringed musical instrument. 白 represents the sound.

    Changed: hint

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  • edit character approved 萨 — "[mongo:kamR56LLfhACBBDya] unknown?" by inralback19
    Components
    • 艹 Unknown
      • type: meaning → unknown
    • 隡 Simplified
      • type: sound, simplified → simplified

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved 薩 — "[mongo:YktyyMM5vGvW56wFY] unknown" by inralback19
    Components
    • 艹 Unknown
      • type: meaning → unknown
    • 隡 Unknown
      • type: sound → unknown

    Changed: components

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