Recent Changes
edit character approved 帝 — "[mongo:o6oyMujRknfbJYt6c] Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Pictograph of firewood arranged together for a sacrifice. Based on the original meaning "imperial ancestral sacrifice", now written as 禘. Later the meaning of 帝 changed to "emperor". → Depicts the calyx or sepals of a plant. Similar in origin to 不. Based on the original meaning "stem of a plant", now written as 蒂. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- Original meaning
- stem of a plant
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.46
Changed: hint, original meaning, sources
edit character approved 侵 — "[mongo:mAjKjjmoimxwE95oy] Added etymology"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 9 strokes→9 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𠬶 — "[mongo:fay54zjkZKTmMkzsE] Added etymology"
- Hint
- Depicts a hand (又) holding a broom (帚). Alludes to an army wiping away, or cleaning up, the enemy in war, therefore conveying the meaning "to invade".
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- + 帚 IconicRemnant Depicts a broom.
- + 又 Iconic Depicts a hand.
- Strokes (simplified)
- 7 strokes
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.636-637
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𠬶 — "[mongo:iqxkHgo8HB6ftRJCs] Added stroke order"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 7 strokes→7 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 屋 — "[mongo:eNunvSwiaz8GDc7Y8] Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Depicts a roof or tent (𡉉) over a room (室). → Depicts a roof or yurt (𡉉) over a room (室).
- Components
- 𡉉 SoundIconic
- hint: Depicts a tent. 𡉉 also represents the sound. Modern form looks like 尸. → Depicts a yurt. 𡉉 also represents the sound. Modern form looks like 尸.
- 𡉉 SoundIconic
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.677-678
- + 廣韻形聲考
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 𡉉 — "[mongo:5LYk7TGTDeAtNzg6R] Changed etymology"
- Gloss
- tent → yurt
- Hint
- Pictograph of a tent. Original form of 幄. → Pictograph of a building with a thatched roof. Original form of 屋.
- Sources
- + 黃德寛《古文字譜系疏証》p.957-958
- + 古今文字集成
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.614
Changed: gloss, hint, components, sources
edit character approved 虒 — "[mongo:yENM3a44QCFcqXF9R] Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Depicts a tiger (虎) with one horn. → Origin unclear. 虎 depicts a tiger.
- Components
- + 𠂆 Unknown The purpose of this component is unclear.
- - ◎ Iconic
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 許進雄《新編進階甲骨文字典: 甲骨文發現120周年紀念版》p.36
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 𡉉 — "[mongo:h3y8Z3uzpFm9JorNy] Web version of source"
- Sources
- + 黃德寛《古文字譜系疏証》p.957-958
- + Этимология китайских иероглифов
Changed: sources
edit character approved 县 — "[mongo:PEsPeXbfnkLKZNPG9] Additional notes"
- Components
- 首 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a severed head.
- 系 Deleted
- hint: The traditional component 系 was removed for simplification. → Depicts a rope. The traditional component 系 was removed for simplification.
- 首 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 縣 — "[mongo:QcteLPvz75QoH7Nzg] Additional notes"
- Components
- 首 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a severed head.
- 系 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a rope.
- 首 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 係 — "[mongo:JKHWgcgR8wWebgXew] Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 系 represents the sound. → Depicts typing a rope (系) around a person's (亻) neck. 系 also represents the sound.
- Components
- 亻 Iconic
- type: meaning → iconic
- 系 SoundIconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a rope.
- type: sound → sound, iconic
- 亻 Iconic
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.637-638
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 宴 — "[mongo:2FsSx2GKGHxKFtQZ8] Added etymology"
No field changes detected.
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 夬 — "[mongo:BHSpqZZPTYXhBnvDn] Cleaned up etymology"
- Gloss
- parted, decisive → parted
- Hint
- Depicts a hand with a thumb ring used for archery to protect the archer's thumb when pulling back on the bowstring. Based on the original meaning "thumb ring". The meaning later shifted to "decisive" and "parted". → Depicts a hand (又) wearing a thumb ring. Thumb rings are typically used for archery to protect the archer's thumb when pulling back on the bowstring. Based on the original meaning "thumb ring". The meaning later shifted to "parted".
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.203-204
- + Wikipedia
Changed: gloss, hint, sources
edit character approved 妟 — "[mongo:P57tsALANgaoMieBH] Added etymology"
No field changes detected.
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 侄 — "[mongo:q77dXuZRCqckFY8oT] Verify"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified
edit character approved 咅 — "[mongo:XmDLMitLQyWH4dABv] Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Depicts spit coming out of a mouth (口). → Originally the same character as 否. A distinguishing mark was added later to the character to differentiate it from 咅. The current meaning "to spit out" is a phonetic loan.
- Original meaning
- not
- Components
- + 丶 Distinguishing Mark used to differentiate 咅 from 否.
- + 否 SoundMeaning
- - ◎ Iconic
- - 口 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 8 strokes
- Historical images
- + Bronze (Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))
- Sources
- + 李学勤《字源》p.448
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 轰 — "[mongo:8ooAdtb4jbvBsBnSs] Added etymology"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 8 strokes→8 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 车 — "[mongo:gGe9Hfsq7BaE5Bw2E] War chariot"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a vehicle. The simplified character 车 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 車. → Pictograph of a war chariot. The simplified character 车 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 車.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 車 — "[mongo:JQwLLugHYovoJG567] War chariot"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a vehicle. → Pictograph of a war chariot.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 轟 — "[mongo:pRQgTPFjM7LoMYnci] Added etymology "
No field changes detected.
Changed: hint, verified, sources
edit character approved 要 — "[mongo:vGGFBKzRto8Jef3yw] Wrong page number"
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.183
Changed: sources
edit character approved 豸 — "[mongo:sk9mA4reji6FsY9Do] dhole"
- Gloss
- beast → (dhole), beast
Changed: gloss
edit character approved 豺 — "[mongo:GaHn3iFdcxxT4kqYX] Added etymology"
No field changes detected.
Changed: gloss, verified, components
edit character approved 臿 — "[mongo:tbEtzEuQqd6nW3hES] Extra source"
- Sources
Changed: sources
edit character approved 否 — "[mongo:5RcFr6kFsaAMaXyba] Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 不 represents the meaning and 口 represents the sound. → Originally the same character as 不. Distinguishing component 口 was added later to the character when it took on the meaning "not". 不 represents the sound.
- Components
- 口 Distinguishing
- hint: (empty) → Added later when the character started to mean "not" and to distinguish from 不.
- type: sound → distinguishing
- 口 Distinguishing
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 李学勤《字源》p.94-95
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 丸 — "[mongo:k88H6XLzuLs3HadRb] Web version of source"
Changed: sources
edit character approved 冥 — "[mongo:FR3AtgAzwgDGepKP3] Replaced source w/ web version"
- Sources
Changed: sources
edit character approved 干 — "[mongo:wBLCFg9KTpGNfQciA] Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a shield. → Pictograph of a type of hunting or military tool.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 龰 — "[mongo:DXrSrFxzSrTXWXdQW] Added stroke order"
- Hint
- 龰 is a component form of 止. → 龰 is a component form of 止, which is a pictograph of a foot.
- Strokes (simplified)
- 4 strokes
Changed: hint, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 屵 — "[mongo:NJ3XkCw453TzeG5bx] Added etymology "
- Gloss
- tall mountain
- Hint
- 山 represents a mountain and 厂 represents a cliff. Both used here to convey the landscape-related meaning. Variant of 岸.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- + 山 Meaning
- + 厂 Meaning
- Strokes (simplified)
- 5 strokes
- Historical images
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.722
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 凡 — "[mongo:2Sone5zbmo5x5tkY3] Original form of 槃"
- Hint
- Depicts a wide, flat, object, such as a tray or plate. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Depicts a wide and flat object such as a tray or plate, now written as 槃. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.905-906
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 𠨧 — "[mongo:HnZ6JcDpoiTJtExfN] Changed etymology "
- Hint
- Depicts lifting up (舁) a person (卩). 囟 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 卩 represents a person ascending and 𢍱 represents the sound.
- Components
- + 𢍱 Sound
- - 舁 Meaning
- - 囟 Sound
- Strokes (simplified)
- 18 strokes
- Historical images
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𢍱 — "[mongo:fTYTu2qLmi3xDESDs] Added etymology"
- Gloss
- to move
- Hint
- Depicts using hands (舁) to catch an animal by the horn (角) and make it move by force.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- + 舁 Iconic Depicts four hands.
- + 角 Iconic Depicts an animal's horn. Modern form looks like unrelated 囟.
- Strokes (simplified)
- 16 strokes
- Historical images
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.180
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𢍱 — "[mongo:ZohpYkZgBb57Fo3N6] Added stroke order"
No field changes detected.
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 屵 — "[mongo:a6XF5NLJxECQ89gGe] Added stroke order"
No field changes detected.
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 炭 — "[mongo:hvWEYbtwuNoWRpNeW] Added etymology"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 9 strokes→9 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 扌 — "[mongo:A55GjQ4grjRHcnf6T] hand"
- Hint
- 扌 is a component form of 手. → 扌 is a component form of 手, which is a pictograph of a hand.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 插 — "[mongo:ZrH6L6QgS6wB9L5pg] Added etymology"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, components, sources
edit character approved 臿 — "[mongo:7sjXm3EqRBGh3h8u9] Added etymology"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 9 strokes→9 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
- Sources
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𣦼 — "[mongo:ZEj9tKPtD5Ph7Zu5m] 歺"
- Components
- + 歺 Iconic Depicts a broken bone.
- - 歹 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 𣦼 — "[mongo:HKwqN6pZotCRpCyJQ] 殘"
- Hint
- Depicts a hand (又) holding a broken bone (歺). → Depicts a hand (又) holding a broken bone (歺). Original form of 殘.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 𣦼 — "[mongo:zENnNvhqYfqN64A9W] Changed etymology "
- Gloss
- dilapidated → damaged
- Hint
- Old variant of 残. → Depicts a hand (又) holding a broken bone (歺).
- Components
- 歹 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a broken bone.
- type: meaning → iconic
- 又 Iconic
- type: meaning → iconic
- 歹 Iconic
- Sources
- + 李学勤《字源》p.345
Changed: gloss, hint, components, sources
edit character approved 歹 — "[mongo:oe49pecGwQSshw7dB] Changed etymology"
- Gloss
- corpse, carcass → evil, bad
- Hint
- Variant of 歺. Depicts bones from a carcass. → Variant of 歺. Depicts a broken bone. The meaning later shifted to "bad" and "evil".
- Original meaning
- bone remnants
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.2405
Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, sources