Recent Changes
edit character approved 萈 — "[mongo:jCjQv2WbH33j2meFa] Added stroke order "
- Strokes (simplified)
- 11 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𠂈 — "[mongo:qZuPvLsYCPGSDaHB2] Old pronoucation"
- Historical pronunciations
- + OC: *[d]ˤə[n]ʔ MC: denX
Changed: pronunciations
edit character approved 真 — "[mongo:x8WnNyuMcd8Jf2dyM] Removed note"
- Components
- 𠂈 Sound
- type: sound, remnant → sound
- 𠂈 Sound
Changed: components
edit character approved 真 — "[mongo:NyoBrsRwtantyGJ6o] Replaced component"
- Components
- + 𠂈 SoundRemnant Based on an ancient variant of 殄.
- - 殄 SoundRemnant
Changed: components
edit character approved 殄 — "[mongo:TAReALJ3WEcog4hKR] Note"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 歹 represents the meaning and 㐱 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 歹 represents the meaning and 㐱 represents the sound. Originally written as 𠂈.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 𠂈 — "[mongo:AeAsF7Zb7hCYn87XH] Stroke order"
No field changes detected.
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 牟 — "[mongo:AY7pYkhb4FX8eJeNP] Added etymology"
No field changes detected.
Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 吉 — "[mongo:6BZCkXA8KEm6R3SPi] Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Depicts a weapon. Based on the original meaning "solid, difficult to break". The meaning later shifted to "good" and "lucky". → Depicts a hook-shaped weapon made out of copper. Based on the original meaning "solid, difficult to break". The meaning later shifted to "good" and "lucky".
- Components
- 士 Iconic
- hint: Depicts a weapon similar to an axe. → Depicts a hook-shaped weapon made out of copper.
- 士 Iconic
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.98-99
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 林志強《《文源》評注》p.93-94
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 歹 — "[mongo:r3rmSXtL5C37bEG5u] Added source"
- Hint
- Variant of 歺. Depicts a broken bone. The meaning later shifted to "bad" and "evil". → Variant of 歺. Depicts skeletal remains from a carcass. The meaning later shifted to "bad" and "evil".
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.2405
- + 林志強《《文源》評注》p.126
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 用 — "[mongo:L3mx5PHC5ceZzK8JQ] Accidentally forgot to remove sentence"
- Hint
- Depicts a bucket with a handle on the right side. Based on the original meaning "bucket". The current meaning "use" is a phonetic loan. The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "use". → Depicts a bucket with a handle on the right side. Based on the original meaning "bucket". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "use".
Changed: hint
edit character approved 用 — "[mongo:zoJJsjTWJufW6kb7a] Added source"
- Hint
- Depicts a bucket with a handle on the right side. Based on the original meaning "bucket". The current meaning "use" is a phonetic loan. → Depicts a bucket with a handle on the right side. Based on the original meaning "bucket". The current meaning "use" is a phonetic loan. The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "use".
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.253-254
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 林志強《《文源》評注》p.367
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 𤰇 — "[mongo:hRXswTcw4Q2p4XRW5] Stroke order"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 10 strokes→10 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𣏮 — "[mongo:8763YkoFZ8pMdskmt] wording"
- Hint
- Depicts grain (禾) with a mark in the middle to indicate the location of grain's stem. Original form of 䅀. → Depicts a grain stalk (禾) with a mark in the middle to indicate the location of the stem. Original form of 䅀.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 剌 — "[mongo:iDJPSLfmAeHd3uYYe] Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Depicts using a knife (刂) to cut open a bag (束). → Depicts using a knife (刂) to cut crops (𣏮). Similar in origin to 利.
- Components
- + 𣏮 Iconic Depicts a grain stalk (禾) with mark in the middle to indicate the stem.
- - 束 Iconic
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.514
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 𣏮 — "[mongo:FmyrqeGHNXER6uBw9] 禾"
- Hint
- Depicts grain (和) with a mark in the middle to indicate the location of grain's stem. Original form of 䅀. → Depicts grain (禾) with a mark in the middle to indicate the location of grain's stem. Original form of 䅀.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 𣏮 — "[mongo:6XffshQbLrGFTWRep] Added etymology"
- Gloss
- stalk (stem) of grain
- Hint
- Depicts grain (和) with a mark in the middle to indicate the location of grain's stem. Original form of 䅀.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- + 禾 Iconic
- + ◎ Iconic Mark used here to indicate the location of the stem.
- Strokes (simplified)
- 8 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.514
- + zi.tools
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𣏮 — "[mongo:raxdz3MzMKFRkk3f3] Added stroke order"
No field changes detected.
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𱖆 — "[mongo:HPRusebJhBBaBQE2M] Variant "
- Hint
- Pictograph of an object, made out of jade, that has been carved. Original form of 彫/琱. → Variant of 周. Pictograph of an object, made out of jade, that has been carved. Original form of 彫/琱.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 周 — "[mongo:ft6w2WNphKCxPMDYu] Rollback aoF8K5QZaCtQnRyXa"
- Components
- + ◎ Iconic Depicts a jade object that has been carved.
- - 𱖆 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 周 — "[mongo:aoF8K5QZaCtQnRyXa] 𱖆"
- Components
- + 𱖆 Iconic Depicts a jade object that has been carved.
- - ◎ Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 𱖆 — "[mongo:kC2AYoPw7Q9gixMg9] Information "
No field changes detected.
Changed: codepoint, stroke count (simp)
edit character approved 𱖆 — "[mongo:q7zo68E5f6GEkRKnM] Added etymology "
- Gloss
- carved jade object
- Hint
- Pictograph of an object, made out of jade, that has been carved. Original form of 彫/琱.
Changed: gloss, hint
edit character approved 𱖆 — "[mongo:5hPhJTatGKtoyKM3i] Added stroke order"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, components, sources, codepoint, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 周 — "[mongo:LxBBnDmtWCYjMQpF9] 琱"
- Hint
- Depicts a carved jade object, now written as 彫. The meaning later shifted to "circumference" and "cycle". Later the 口 component was added when 周 was used to refer to a geographical region to indicate that the character was only "mouthed", i.e. used for its sound. In simplified Chinese 周 is also used to mean "week", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 週. → Depicts a carved jade object, now written as 彫/琱. The meaning later shifted to "circumference" and "cycle". Later the 口 component was added when 周 was used to refer to a geographical region to indicate that the character was only "mouthed", i.e. used for its sound. In simplified Chinese 周 is also used to mean "week", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 週.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 周 — "[mongo:5Au7s4GpibaJndgoi] Changed etymology "
- Hint
- Originally depicted farmland. The meaning later shifted to "circumference" and "cycle". Later the 口 component was added when 周 was used to refer to a geographical region to indicate that the character was only "mouthed", i.e. used for its sound. In simplified Chinese 周 is also used to mean "week", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 週. → Depicts a carved jade object, now written as 彫. The meaning later shifted to "circumference" and "cycle". Later the 口 component was added when 周 was used to refer to a geographical region to indicate that the character was only "mouthed", i.e. used for its sound. In simplified Chinese 周 is also used to mean "week", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 週.
- Original meaning
- to carve jade
- Components
- + ◎ Iconic Depicts a jade object that has been carved.
- - 田 Iconic
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.99-100
- + 林志強《《文源》評注》p.134
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources
edit character approved 弟 — "[mongo:Le2QciQwoS2v5zBt8] handle"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a rope neatly wrapped around a weapon. Based on the original meaning "orderly". The meaning later shifted to "next in sequence" (now written as 第) and "younger brother". → Pictograph of a rope neatly wrapped around a weapon handle. Based on the original meaning "orderly". The meaning later shifted to "next in sequence" (now written as 第) and "younger brother".
Changed: hint
edit character approved 梦 — "[mongo:v5ZB3fmW3Jweh4S2v] Changed etymology "
- Hint
- Simplified form of 夢. Phonosemantic compound. 瞢 represents the sound and 夕 represents the meaning. → Simplified form of 夢. Depicts a person with an emphasized eye (𦰋) sleeping on a bed (爿), conveying the meaning "dream". 𦰋 also represents the sound. The 爿 (bed) component was later reanalyzed as meaning component 夕 (evening).
- Components
- 林 Simplified
- hint: Shorthand for the 瞢 component in the traditional character 夢. → Shorthand for the 𦰋 component in the traditional character 夢.
- 林 Simplified
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.608-609
- + 劉志基《中國漢字文物大系》Vol. 7, p.558
- + 林志強《《文源》評注》p.229-230
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 𦰋 — "[mongo:qBkALf9ANeGH4XqME] Extra source"
- Sources
- + 李学勤《字源》p.315-316, 622-623
- + 何琳儀《戰國古文字典：戰國文字聲系》p.158
- + 林志強《《文源》評注》p.491
Changed: sources
edit character approved 夢 — "[mongo:23G9wZnaN8KDSsPm9] Removed note"
- Components
- 𦰋 SoundIconic
- isGlyphChanged: true → false
- 𦰋 SoundIconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 夢 — "[mongo:Csm82nMmjZDXqYvBj] Character "
- Components
- 𦰋 SoundIconic
- hint: Depicts a person (人) with an emphasized eye (𦰋). → Depicts a person (人) with an emphasized eye (𥄕).
- 𦰋 SoundIconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 夢 — "[mongo:xiyQN2YjLHToPRNCy] Changed etymology "
- Hint
- Depicts a person (人) with an emphasized eye (𥄕) sleeping on a bed (爿), conveying the meaning "dream". The 爿 (bed) component was later reanalyzed as meaning component 夕 (evening). → Depicts a person with an emphasized eye (𦰋) sleeping on a bed (爿), conveying the meaning "dream". 𦰋 also represents the sound. The 爿 (bed) component was later reanalyzed as meaning component 夕 (evening).
- Components
- + 𦰋 SoundIconic Depicts a person (人) with an emphasized eye (𦰋).
- - 𥄕 Iconic
- - 人 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 13 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC))
- + Seal (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
- + Clerical (Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD))
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 瞢 — "[mongo:yahh7Y25BPMTmQD7Z] Removed note "
- Components
- 目 Meaning
- isGlyphChanged: true → false
- 目 Meaning
Changed: components
edit character approved 瞢 — "[mongo:CHeBg4WCzDMy8e5AZ] Changed etymology "
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 𥄕 represents the sound and 䀏 represents the meaning. → Phonosemantic compound. 𦰋 represents the sound and 目 represents the meaning.
- Components
- + 𦰋 SoundMeaning
- + 目 Meaning
- - 𥄕 Sound
- - 䀏 Meaning
- Strokes (simplified)
- 15 strokes
- Historical images
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𦰋 — "[mongo:R5yccRJwZZysHxGbt] Added etymology "
- Hint
- Depicts a person (人) with their eye and eyebrows (𥄕) emphasized. Original form of 瞢. → Depicts a person (人) with their eye and eyebrows (𥄕) emphasized. 𥄕 also represents the sound. Original form of 瞢.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- 𥄕 SoundIconic
- type: iconic → sound, iconic
- 𥄕 SoundIconic
- Sources
- + 李学勤《字源》p.315-316, 622-623
- + 何琳儀《戰國古文字典：戰國文字聲系》p.158
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 𦰋 — "[mongo:XEFF2YpdyWuG8z4y7] Breakdown"
- Components
- + 𥄕 Iconic Depicts an eye (目) with an eyebrow.
- + 人 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 8 strokes
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𦰋 — "[mongo:g2zET7Chk75PmFt6T] Added etymology "
- Gloss
- eyesight obscured
- Hint
- Depicts a person (人) with their eye and eyebrows (𥄕) emphasized. Original form of 瞢.
Changed: gloss, hint
edit character approved 𦰋 — "[mongo:XmeszWGRK6MeBWtyQ] Stroke count"
No field changes detected.
Changed: stroke count (simp)
edit character approved 𦰋 — "[mongo:MCwpTj4JkHrq8BsR5] Stroke order "
- Strokes (simplified)
- 9 strokes→11 strokes
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 夢 — "[mongo:wf9PM75EMeA56BFod] Changed etymology "
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 瞢 represents the sound and 夕 represents the meaning. → Depicts a person (人) with an emphasized eye (𥄕) sleeping on a bed (爿), conveying the meaning "dream". The 爿 (bed) component was later reanalyzed as meaning component 夕 (evening).
- Components
- 夕 Meaning
- hint: (empty) → Originally 爿, which depicted a bed. Later reanalyzed as meaning component 夕 (evening).
- + 𥄕 SoundIconic Depicts an eye (目) with an eyebrow.
- + 人 Iconic
- - 瞢 SoundRemnant
- 夕 Meaning
- Strokes (simplified)
- 13 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC))
- + Seal (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
- + Clerical (Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD))
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 世 — "[mongo:bY5H2s2nE2Rn5nB22] Changed sources"
- Hint
- Depicts three leaves on branches of a tree. Remnant from the top part of 枼. Based on the original meaning "leaf", now written as 葉. The meaning later shifted to "generation", since leaves pile up in thousands much like a generation. → Depicts three leaves on branches of a tree. Remnant from the top part of 枼. Based on the original meaning "leaf", now written as 葉. The meaning later shifted to "generation", since leaves pile up in hundreds much like a generation.
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.159
- + 劉志基《中國漢字文物大系》Vol 3, p.70
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 瞽 — "[mongo:B5gXgxbGGnPCh32ah] Verify "
No field changes detected.
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 𠑹 — "[mongo:E8WjoYwRfzWWEXdu8] blind person "
- Gloss
- blind → blind person
Changed: gloss
edit character approved 𠑹 — "[mongo:cBiwXYS5kd4nGeMhD] Added etymology "
- Gloss
- blind
- Hint
- Depicts a blind person, with a missing lower eyelid, holding a cane. Similar in origin to 老. Original form of 瞽.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.692-693
- + 裘錫圭《裘錫圭學術文集》Vol 1, p.510-511
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources