Recent Changes
edit character approved 冬 — "[mongo:twimtS4kqdTy9jPsG] Changed explanation"
- Hint
- Depicts a rope with knots at both ends. Based on the original meaning "tip, extremity", now written as 終. The meaning later shifted to "winter" (the final season of the year). → Depicts a rope with knots at both ends. Originally written as 𠂂. Based on the original meaning "tip, extremity", now written as 終. The meaning later shifted to "winter" (the final season of the year), in which the 冫 (ice) component was then added to reinforce the meaning.
- Components
- + 𠂂 SoundIconic Depicts a rope with knots at both ends. Modern form looks like unrelated 夂.
- + 冫 Meaning 冫 is a component form of 仌.
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 𠂂 — "[mongo:wyoYC67rpi7Cptj6k] Added stroke order + verify"
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Strokes (simplified)
- 6 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Mid Warring States (~300 BC))
- + Seal (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
Changed: verified, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character rejected 杏 — "[mongo:iufHCsmi2AZZehwHD] Edited etymology and component"
- Hint
- Depicts a fruit from a tree (木) that is delicious to taste (口). → Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 向 represents the sound.
- Components
- 木 Meaning
- type: iconic → meaning
- + 向 SoundRemnant
- - 口 Iconic
- 木 Meaning
Changed: hint, verified, components
Reviewer: "Likely not true. However, even though the two characters share the same finals in Old Chinese, there seems to be no existing evidence yet that 杏 contains an abberviated 向."
edit character approved 𠂂 — "[mongo:KXsdGahzEaLvKsHxD] Added origin"
- Verified
- Yes → No
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, sources
edit character approved 丸 — "[mongo:97qWCTR6aorHmqY6n] Added source"
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.726
- + 劉釗《古文字構形學》p.128
Changed: sources
edit character approved 耎 — "[mongo:PzdPYCkxzTXWHaFfS] Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Depicts an adult (大) with a long beard (而) who is old and weak. 而 also represents the sound. → Same in origin to 需. Pictograph of a person (大) standing under the rain (雨), representing the meaning "become wet", now written as 濡. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. The 雨 (rain) component was later replaced with the phonetic component 而.
- Original meaning
- become wet
- Components
- 而 Sound
- hint: Depicts a long beard. → Originally 雨 (rain). Later replaced with phonetic component 而.
- type: sound, iconic → sound
- 大 Iconic
- hint: Depicts an adult person. → Depicts a person getting wet.
- 而 Sound
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 劉釗《古文字構形學》p.131
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources
edit character approved 旗 — "[mongo:HqTkxCatghY8cHrCD] Edited component"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 14 strokes→14 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: hint, verified, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character rejected 𢽳 — "[mongo:o9FhncGApBB8m3LNx] Edited component"
- Hint
- Depicts trees (林) being struck (攵) to make things fall off the tree and scatter. → Depicts hemp leaves (𣏟) being struck (攵) to scatter.
- Components
- + 𣏟 Iconic Depicts trees.
- - 林 Iconic
Changed: hint, components
Reviewer: "Zhuowen"
edit character approved 丧 — "[mongo:bFE8Em96m4piRQfwX] 吅"
- Hint
- Simplified form of 喪. Depicts multiple mouths (口) wailing to mourn the death (亡). 桑 and 亡 represent the sound. → Simplified form of 喪. Depicts multiple mouths (吅) wailing to mourn the death (亡) of someone. 桑 and 亡 represent the sound.
- Components
- + 吅 IconicSimplified Depicts multiple mouths wailing.
- - 口 IconicSimplified
- Strokes (simplified)
- 8 strokes
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 喪 — "[mongo:3b4TGWWQk3RcNszsE] 吅"
- Hint
- Depicts multiple mouths (口) wailing to mourn the death (亡) of someone. 桑 and 亡 represent the sound. → Depicts multiple mouths (吅) wailing to mourn the death (亡) of someone. 桑 and 亡 represent the sound.
- Components
- + 吅 Iconic Depicts multiple mouths wailing.
- - 口 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 12 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC))
- + Seal (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 廾 — "[mongo:5anXT5LZh5DJyiwe5] Edited strokes and components"
- Components
- + 𠂇 Iconic Depicts left hand.
- + 又 Iconic Depicts right hand.
- Strokes (simplified)
- 3 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 絕 — "[mongo:jkoQzufMTFsqMYK3s] Changed component "
- Components
- + 糹 Iconic 糹 is a component form of 糸.
- - 糸 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character rejected 樂 — "[mongo:RZycSaLba27zaaN4i] Edited component type and details"
- Components
- 白 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a pick for play string instrument.
- type: sound → iconic
- 白 Iconic
Changed: components
Reviewer: "白 probably doesn't depict a pick in this character. There is a consensus that 白 may depict a thumb playing the instrument, but the role of this component besides being a sound component is still widely unknown."
edit character approved 強 — "[mongo:LNNNBzWroBroKFoDR] Edited components"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic component. 弓 represents the meaning and 畺 represents the sound. Originally written as 彊. → 弘 represents the sound and 虫 represents the meaning. The current meaning "strong" was originally written as 彊.
- Original meaning
- weevil
- Components
- + 弘 Sound
- + 虫 Meaning
- - 弓 Meaning
- - 畺 SoundRemnant
- 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 绝 — "[mongo:TGPkaznRtoxoeYSJN] removed note"
- Components
- 纟 Iconic
- isGlyphChanged: true → false
- 纟 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 绝 — "[mongo:rXGWfWETd7JxKAe77] Changed description and breakdown"
- Hint
- Depicts a knife (刀) cutting between threads (丝). Simplified form of 絕. → Depicts a knife (刀) cutting a thread (纟). 卩 represents the sound. Simplified form of 絕.
- Components
- + 纟 Iconic 纟 is a component form of 糸.
- + 卩 Sound Modern form looks like 巴.
- - 丝 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 9 strokes
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.888
Changed: hint, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 絕 — "[mongo:Gjsb4a2qyZKY8tyEw] Removed another note"
- Components
- 糸 Iconic
- isGlyphChanged: true → false
- 糸 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 絕 — "[mongo:nhjDx9wAXyY2JALuN] Removed note"
- Components
- 卩 Sound
- isOldPronunciation: true → false
- 卩 Sound
Changed: components
edit character approved 絕 — "[mongo:wrvsW9p56qbH78A8a] Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 糹, 刀 represents the meaning and 卩 represents the sound. → Depicts a knife (刀) cutting a thread (糸). 卩 represents the sound.
- Components
- 刀 Iconic
- type: meaning → iconic
- 卩 Sound
- hint: (empty) → Modern form looks like 巴.
- isOldPronunciation: (empty) → true
- + 糸 Iconic
- - 糹 Meaning
- 刀 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 12 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD))
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.888
Changed: hint, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 絕 — "[mongo:MjpNxXuGAz6ShPrp5] Edited etymology and components"
- Hint
- Depicts a knife (刀) cutting between threads (絲). → Phonosemantic compound. 糹, 刀 represents the meaning and 卩 represents the sound.
- Components
- 刀 Meaning
- type: iconic → meaning
- + 糹 Meaning
- + 卩 Sound
- - 絲 Iconic
- 刀 Meaning
- Strokes (simplified)
- 12 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD))
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𢇍 — "[mongo:zbr9B6yszHGbggoMS] Added etymology and components"
No field changes detected.
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images, pronunciations
edit character approved 狂 — "[mongo:XQSwpKgn5pLtWWi6x] Edited component"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 王 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 往 represents the sound.
- Components
- + 往 SoundRemnant
- - 王 Sound
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 灰 — "[mongo:oRbH9fF4rD7m3QzcL] Wording "
- Hint
- Depicts a hand (又) picking of the ashes left over from a fire (火). → Depicts a hand (又) picking ashes left over from a fire (火).
Changed: hint
edit character approved 熨 — "[mongo:n66vBXoh72LdYK922] Added etymology "
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 尉 represents the sound. Originally written as 尉.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- 尉 SoundIconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a hand (寸) holding two stones over fire (火) to iron a person's (尸) back as a treatment for a disease.
- type: sound, meaning → sound, iconic
- isFromOriginalMeaning: true → false
- 火 Meaning
- hint: fire → (empty)
- 尉 SoundIconic
Changed: hint, verified, components
edit character approved 匕 — "[mongo:sjbrffN5BMqayqJt4] person"
- Gloss
- spoon → spoon, (person)
Changed: gloss
edit character approved 尉 — "[mongo:kMCshzBeyfvkCAmjY] typo"
- Hint
- Depicts a hand (寸) holding two stones (二) over fire (火) to iron a person's (尸) back as a treatment for a disease. Based on the original meaning "to iron", now written as 熨. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Depicts a hand (寸) holding two stones over fire (火) to iron a person's (尸) back as a treatment for a disease. Based on the original meaning "to iron", now written as 熨. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 尉 — "[mongo:eoQz5EYgGZD3wouSX] Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Depicts a hand (寸) holding fire (火) to smoothen out fabric. Based on the original meaning "to iron", now written as 熨. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Depicts a hand (寸) holding two stones (二) over fire (火) to iron a person's (尸) back as a treatment for a disease. Based on the original meaning "to iron", now written as 熨. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- Components
- ◎ Iconic
- hint: Depicts a piece of fabric. → Depicts two pieces of small elliptical stones.
- + 尸 Iconic Depicts a person sitting or squatting.
- ◎ Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 11 strokes
- Historical images
- + Seal (Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
- Sources
- + 林志強《《文源》評注》p.266
- + 黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.3200
Changed: hint, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 匕 — "[mongo:ZgngehQa9ujTAPpdY] Changed description"
- Hint
- Originally from two different ancient characters, one depicting a spoon and one depicting an upside-down person. 匕 can appear as a component in other characters based on either meaning. → Depicts a spoon. 匕 as a component can be sometimes used to depict a person.
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.644-646
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 化 — "[mongo:8iiCsgNWSTfMtWqq8] Description"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a right-side up person and an upside-down person, depicting the meaning "turn around" or "transform". → Pictograph of a right-side up person (亻) and an upside-down person (𠤎), depicting the meaning "turn around" or "transform".
- Components
- 𠤎 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts an upside-down person.
- 𠤎 Iconic
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 𠤎 — "[mongo:FmwGLcqaP5ejf9h8n] Changed description"
- Gloss
- fall down → upside-down person
- Hint
- Pictograph of an upside-down person, conveying the meaning "fall down". Left half of 化. → Pictograph of an upside-down person. Left half of 化. Similar in origin to 𠂈.
Changed: gloss, hint
edit character approved 北 — "[mongo:k8kLWChrvk93uvpHM] Edited component"
- Components
- + 人 Iconic
- + 匕 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 化 — "[mongo:EkBgnb7h2BjXzQNsm] Edited component"
- Components
- + 𠤎 Iconic
- - 匕 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 比 — "[mongo:7tnKiiL2RSFQ4pMuc] Change explanation"
- Hint
- 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.
- Components
- + 匕 SoundIconic Depicts a spoon.
- - 人 Iconic
- Sources
- + 尤梓竹《甲骨文字考釋提要（一）》p.56
- + 李学勤《字源》p.725
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 𠤎 — "[mongo:3RfAe59qFRFCTfNcZ] Added sources and adjusted things a little"
- Gloss
- change → fall down
- Hint
- Pictograph of an upside-down person, the left half of 化, depicting the meaning "turn around" or "transform". → Pictograph of an upside-down person, conveying the meaning "fall down". Left half of 化.
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.641
Changed: gloss, hint, sources
edit character approved 叱 — "[mongo:drPYS8pTqcvzaGgsu] Edited component"
No field changes detected.
Changed: hint, verified, components
edit character approved 𠤎 — "[mongo:5ryaPDp4fpc4F9ZKN] Added etymology"
- Gloss
- upside-down person → change
- Hint
- Pictograph of an upside-down person. Left half of 化. Similar in origin to 𠂈. → Pictograph of an upside-down person, the left half of 化, depicting the meaning "turn around" or "transform".
- Strokes (simplified)
- 2 strokes→2 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
- Sources
- - 季旭昇《說文新證》p.641
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 郁 — "[mongo:X8yuH7PChop8ax74a] Edited component character"
- Components
- + ⻏ Meaning 阝 is a component form of 邑.
- - 阝 Meaning
Changed: components
edit character approved 表 — "[mongo:p4Xpa9oqNukNJeKPw] Edited component strokes"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 8 strokes
- Historical images
- + Seal (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 攸 — "[mongo:K9H4YvKZWNeQiscyx] Added sources"
- Hint
- Depicts a hand holding a stick (攵) beating a person (亻). Based on the original meaning "to hit someone". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Depicts a hand holding a stick (攵) beating up a person (亻). Based on the original meaning "to hit someone". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.242-243
- + 許進雄《簡明中國文字學》p.341
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 攸 — "[mongo:4ohdQShnyb83pCLiY] Changed Etymology"
- Hint
- Depicts a hand holding a stick ready to beat someone. Based on the original meaning "warn". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Depicts a hand holding a stick (攵) beating a person (亻). Based on the original meaning "to hit someone". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- Original meaning
- to hit someone
- Components
- ◎ Iconic
- hint: Depicts a stick. → Possibly depicts drops of blood.
- ◎ Iconic
Changed: hint, original meaning, components
edit character approved 充 — "[mongo:64AkvCfjACWrrA9yt] Source change"
- Sources
- + 許進雄《簡明中國文字學》p.339-340
Changed: sources
edit character approved 徒 — "[mongo:mSYiNGNcFWACJHqtc] Edited Components"
- Components
- + 彳 Meaning
- + 止 Meaning
- - 辵 Meaning
- Strokes (simplified)
- 10 strokes→10 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 縈 — "[mongo:kBzcYFTtuGNo9qiot] added components"
No field changes detected.
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 熨 — "[mongo:A6CPxg8MPJKa4LKui] Added information"
- Components
- 尉 SoundMeaning
- hint: Depicts a hand (寸) holding two stones over fire (火) to iron a person's (尸) back as a treatment for a disease. → (empty)
- type: sound, iconic → sound, meaning
- isFromOriginalMeaning: false → true
- 火 Meaning
- hint: (empty) → fire
- 尉 SoundMeaning
Changed: components
edit character approved 𤇾 — "[mongo:2DnaKcur3prKzENrJ] Unihan says 𫇦 is a simplified variant of 𤇾. Examples include (榮 -> 荣) and (熒 -> 荧). reference: https://www.unicode.org/cgi-bin/GetUnihanData.pl?codepoint=241FE"
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Stroke count (simplified)
- 10
- Strokes (simplified)
- 10 strokes
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-8
- Component 2: 9-10
- Component 3: 9-10
- Historical pronunciations
- + OC: *[N]-qʷˤeŋ MC: hweng
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
edit character approved 茎 — "[mongo:FNyS4wiJdysggcNhC] add the missing sound component 𢀖. 𢀖 is the simplified component for 巠"
- Components
- + 𢀖 Sound
- Strokes (simplified)
- 8 strokes→8 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 脈 — "[mongo:J73dpCiGo3oryfPNg] Replace 永 with 𠂢 to match the traditional component. 𠂢 is the horizontally flipped version of 永. They both represent a river tributary. "
- Hint
- The blood vessels is the part of the body (⺼) where blood flows (𠂢). → Vessels carry blood through one's body ⺼ like a branching river 𠂢
- Components
- ⺼ Meaning
- hint: ⺼ is a component form of 肉. → (empty)
- 𠂢 Meaning
- hint: Used here to allude to flowing blood in the blood vessels. 𠂢 also represents the sound. → (empty)
- type: sound, meaning → meaning
- ⺼ Meaning
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 肴 — "[mongo:XMa2AadqWLrbaG2Xi] modern form looks like 㐅有, but comes from 爻肉. The top part of 有 is the second 㐅. Updated components and strokes to match that. Also listed 爻 (current pinyin matches, and OC rhymes) as a sound component, and 肉 as the meaning component"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 8 strokes→8 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 遂 — "[mongo:vcxG5hoCGTmYj4i6Y] Added etymology"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 12 strokes→12 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 邃 — "[mongo:iHvKJf4ReQ2PH3h5J] Added etymology"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 17 strokes→17 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images