Recent Changes
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
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