Recent Changes
edit character approved 元 — "[mongo:QTuX2rQvDjKK6oQj9] head"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person with a line added at the head area, representing the meaning the meaning "head" or "first". → Pictograph of a person with a line added at the head area, representing the meaning "head" or "first".
Changed: hint
edit character approved 亞 — "[mongo:SzqJj4araf2iTRonB] sub"
- Gloss
- Asia → Asia, sub-
Changed: gloss
edit character approved 門 — "[mongo:k3tZ4hC4BSo7rsuw5] men"
- Original meaning
- outer door
Changed: original meaning
edit character approved 飤 — "[mongo:paFnqkS88d6KgzZCm] Added explanation. Note: please be careful of inputting in components for characters that don't have a stroke order. This will cause the page to crash and be unusable."
- Hint
- Depicts a person (人) eating food (食).
Changed: hint
edit character approved 飤 — "[mongo:K2hhWHQnGFofccsRs] Rollback Saw39HjGoDwYdxzg8"
No field changes detected.
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 飤 — "[mongo:Saw39HjGoDwYdxzg8] feed"
- Hint
- Depicts a person (人) using their mouth to eat food (飠). → Depicts a person (人) eating food (食).
- Components
- + 食 Iconic
- - 飠 SoundIconic
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 韋 — "[mongo:mpETRvmiZrXGuKamH] d"
- Components
- 止 Iconic
- isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true
- 止 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 瓏 — "[mongo:TgH9247m3Zx6DGrPy] shuowen"
- Components
- + 王 Meaning
- - 𤣩 Meaning
Changed: gloss, components
edit character rejected 白 — "[mongo:CB6qdPkRGZQJqsy3L] b"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Possibly depicts a thumb or a person's face. → Origin unclear. Possibly depicts a thumb, a person's face, or a nose.
Changed: hint
Reviewer: "Unlikely that it possibly depicts a nose."
edit character approved 步 — "[mongo:TGNYEJRsrjRBgDRwM] different"
- Components
- 止 Iconic
- isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true
- 止 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character rejected 是 — "[mongo:cpkAy26Mr5Hg2BT3P] will it be approved???,?*"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. The bottom component 止 represents the sound. → Phono-semantic compound. 早 represents the meaning and 止 represents the sound.
- Components
- 止 Meaning
- type: sound → meaning
- + 早 Sound The purpose of this component is unclear.
- - 旦 Unknown
- 止 Meaning
Changed: hint, components
Reviewer: "The top component was not 早. 早 was written very differently during the Western Zhou period."
edit character approved 爪 — "[mongo:WoSmuEXH2h3RRtCaN] is a hand"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a hand or claw pointing downwards. → Pictograph of a hand pointing downwards.
Changed: hint
edit character approved w — "[mongo:awWrTNnHywj8FEK2d] z"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, components, sources
edit character approved 萬 — "[mongo:LmyFSr8pnFyy72fGg] scorpion"
- Original meaning
- scorpion
Changed: original meaning
edit character approved w — "[mongo:nZGNqquZSwjJPk83w] w"
- Gloss
- ten thousand (slang)
Changed: gloss, components, sources, codepoint
edit character approved 黽 — "[mongo:dgZNJ9pzeXredeCED] frog"
- Gloss
- toad → toad, frog
- Hint
- Pictograph of a toad. → Pictograph of a toad or frog.
Changed: gloss, hint
edit character approved 机 — "[mongo:DdJNSaK5cQjzuxYZf] consistent"
- Gloss
- desk → machine
Changed: gloss
edit character rejected 大 — "[mongo:2gjg2BRLqNbSaF7aa] big"
- Hint
- Depicts an adult man facing forward and standing erect. → Depicts an adult man facing forward and standing erect. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Changed: hint
Reviewer: "Meaning was most likely a semantic expansion."
edit character approved 麵 — "[mongo:qis2eqkttdQKcvXx3] noodle"
- Gloss
- flour → flour, noodle
Changed: gloss
edit character approved 壽 — "[mongo:uraw7fqduyWLtm934] change"
- Components
- 耂 Meaning
- hint: (empty) → 耂 is a component form of 老.
- isGlyphChanged: true → (empty)
- + ◎ Unknown Possibly two decorative symbols with 又 later becoming 寸.
- - 𢏚 Sound
- - 口 Unknown
- - 又 Unknown
- 耂 Meaning
Changed: components
edit character approved 虹 — "[mongo:xNemCZMZCei3LQ2Xp] creature"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 工 represents the sound. Originally was a pictograph of a rainbow. → Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 工 represents the sound. Originally was a pictograph of a creature, with two heads on each end, that resembled a rainbow.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, verified, sources
edit character approved 虹 — "[mongo:TMPxXrqXy75nacNth] k"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 工 represents the sound. Originally was a pictograph of a creature, with two heads on each end, that resembled a rainbow. → Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 工 represents the sound. Originally was a pictograph of a rainbow.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 雞 — "[mongo:u5N6z8MMd5yCvB7aZ] no plural"
- Gloss
- chickens → chicken
Changed: gloss
edit character approved 鰻 — "[mongo:wxSYCJ6WjFrKxTaN8] verify"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, sources
edit character approved 朮 — "[mongo:qztfaCyrZhig2A6gs] remove"
- Hint
- Depicts millet grain sticking to the hand. Based on the original meaning "glutinous millet", now written as 秫. → Depicts millet grain sticking to the hand. Now written as 秫.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 朮 — "[mongo:gSf7XT4PweHaxSPWm] remove dup"
No field changes detected.
Changed: original meaning
edit character approved 免 — "[mongo:fA66oibd4tYjuDEqR] added new sources and adjust explanation a little"
- Gloss
- avoid → (hat), avoid
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person with a ceremonial 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 黄 — "[mongo:NSiZQ4fXpDSKvMiun] verify"
- Verified
- No → Yes
Changed: verified
edit character approved 錯 — "[mongo:QRgDHTuq6ANx7THHe] original meaning"
- Original meaning
- grind stone
Changed: original meaning
edit character approved 八 — "[mongo:nhsQTCa85uBgZEFtc] original meaning"
- Original meaning
- separate
Changed: original meaning
edit character approved 黄 — "[mongo:zkfuamtp9SJQ69wga] simp"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person with a large belly, representing someone deformed. The 口 component was added to imply sighing. Based on the original meaning "physically disabled", now written as 尪. Later meaning shifted to "yellow; sallow", a skin color associated with illness. → Simplified form of 黃. Pictograph of a person with a large belly, representing someone deformed. The 口 component was added to imply sighing. Based on the original meaning "physically disabled", now written as 尪. Later meaning shifted to "yellow; sallow", a skin color associated with illness.
Changed: hint, verified
edit character approved 教 — "[mongo:398ceLRNdmykq9JFt] math"
- Hint
- Depicts teaching a child (子) math or divination (爻) using a rod (攵). → Depicts teaching a child (子) mathematics or divination (爻) using a rod (攵).
Changed: hint
edit character approved 龹 — "[mongo:vPpxHuYwswbxxj8X9] meaning"
- Gloss
- to roll rice into ball → to roll rice into a ball
Changed: gloss
edit character approved 強 — "[mongo:mhndKgQJpRiHn5QJk] 了"
- Hint
- 弘 represents the sound and 虫 represents the meaning. The current meaning "strong" was originally written as 彊. → Phonosemantic component. 虫 represents the meaning and 彊 represents the sound. Originally written as 彊.
- Components
- + 彊 Sound
- - 弘 Sound
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 午 — "[mongo:wMCH2FXSkX688zG8g] Ap"
- Original meaning
- pestle
Changed: original meaning
edit character approved 集 — "[mongo:aGHK8byBQTRavFm49] change"
- Hint
- Depicts birds (隹) gathering together on top of a (木). → Depicts birds (隹) gathering together on top of a tree (木).
Changed: hint
edit character approved 免 — "[mongo:FPC6HxbayjzgLfcNk] change"
- Gloss
- (hat), avoid → avoid
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person with a hat, now written as 冕. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Pictograph of a person with a ceremonial hat, now written as 冕. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Changed: gloss, hint
edit character approved ◎ — "[mongo:Nmcj8kXFsvc7BaTng] ethioia"
No field changes detected.
Changed: codepoint
edit character approved 爍 — "[mongo:BaKmahCvvQtDFrjfj] save"
- Hint
- The happy 樂 light of a flame 火 → 樂 represents the meaning, 火 represents the sound.
- Components
- 火 Sound
- type: meaning → sound
- 火 Sound
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 卸 — "[mongo:spd83xQC9mbmShSAu] changed components. this one is a bit complicated, since 卩 is not originally a sound component, but now works as one."
- Components
- 午 SoundUnknown
- type: unknown → sound, unknown
- isOldPronunciation: (empty) → true
- 卩 SoundMeaning
- type: sound → sound, meaning
- 午 SoundUnknown
Changed: components
edit character approved 掩 — "[mongo:yhqr8aeCQfsFouKaY] Verify"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, components
edit character approved 奄 — "[mongo:dnyKvXEQ5iT2kADfG] Final adjustments"
- Components
- 盍 IconicRemnant
- hint: Used here for its original meaning "lid", now written as 蓋. → Depicts a lid. Original form of 蓋.
- type: meaning, remnant → iconic, remnant
- 盍 IconicRemnant
Changed: components
edit character approved 奄 — "[mongo:e8EmTdkpiwCsSyK27] original meaing"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 盍 represents the meaning and 申 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 盍 represents the meaning and 甲 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to cover", now written as 掩.
- Original meaning
- to cover
Changed: hint, original meaning
edit character approved 奄 — "[mongo:6CPdxk6bi53Euigmf] Adjusted explanation"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 盍 represents the meaning and 申 represents the sound.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- 盍 MeaningRemnant
- hint: Phonosemantic compound: Meaning component: 盍 (original form of 蓋: [to cover]). Sound component: (甲) Shuowen believes it to be an iconic compound: 大 (“big”) + 申 (“stretch out”) – to spread over, cover. → Used here for its original meaning "lid", now written as 蓋.
- type: meaning, simplified → meaning, remnant
- 盍 MeaningRemnant
- Sources
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 奄 — "[mongo:hW8KyfgQJnb7jTEdW] Added a lot."
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 盍 represents the meaning and 甲 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to cover", now written as 掩. → (empty)
- Original meaning
- to cover → original form of 掩
- Components
- 盍 MeaningSimplified
- hint: Depicts a lid. Original form of 蓋. → Phonosemantic compound: Meaning component: 盍 (original form of 蓋: [to cover]). Sound component: (甲) Shuowen believes it to be an iconic compound: 大 (“big”) + 申 (“stretch out”) – to spread over, cover.
- type: iconic, remnant → meaning, simplified
- 盍 MeaningSimplified
Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, components
edit character approved 豚 — "[mongo:mY9nkaheknPj2ECox] Changed origin"
- Hint
- Depicts the meat (⺼) from a small pig (豕). → Depicts the meat (⺼) from a fat pig (豕).
- Original meaning
- fat pig
- Sources
Changed: hint, original meaning, sources
edit character approved 彖 — "[mongo:4E4KojY2ms4esZaKy] Added source, changed origin"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a pig (豕) being pierced or shot by an arrow. Similar in origin to 彘. → Variant of 豚. Pictograph of a pig (豕) with a line on its belly to indicate its fat belly.
- Original meaning
- fat pig
- Components
- ◎ Iconic
- hint: Depicts an arrow that is penetrating the pig. → Line indicating the pig's fat belly.
- ◎ Iconic
- Sources
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources
edit character approved 隺 — "[mongo:2XcrLhv77CmBrNW8Q] Changed explanation and added new source"
- Hint
- Depicts a crane's head on top of a bird (隹). Based on the original meaning "crane", now written as 鶴. The meaning later shifted to "very high". → Depicts a bird (隹) with a line on its neck to either indicate a crane's long neck or loudness of its call. Based on the original meaning "crane", now written as 鶴. The meaning later shifted to "very high".
- Components
- ◎ Iconic
- hint: Depicts a crane's head. → Line indicating a crane's long neck or its loudness of its call.
- ◎ Iconic
- Sources
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 就 — "[mongo:oBMZnoxKEjtvAiHvz] it also means ”then“ "
- Gloss
- just → just，then
Changed: gloss