Recent Changes
edit character approved 失 — "[mongo:734owJhgjJPGXCo2w] Description "
- Hint
- Depicts a person (元) hiding behind a plant (屮). Based on the original meaning "to hide from view", now written as 佚. The meaning later shifted to "fail" and "lose". → Depicts a person (元) hiding in plants (屮). Based on the original meaning "to hide from view", now written as 佚. The meaning later shifted to "fail" and "lose".
- Components
- 屮 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a plant.
- 元 Iconic
- hint: Depicts a person. → Depicts a person hiding. Modern form looks like 大.
- 屮 Iconic
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 失 — "[mongo:9RcAHHgf6MmQeG3SN] Sources"
- Sources
- + 何琳儀《戰國古文字典：戰國文字聲系》p.1090
- + 黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.3349
Changed: sources
edit character approved 失 — "[mongo:XYjQ59oDMs8q7dESi] Changed etymology "
- Hint
- Depicts a foot loosing footing with blood flowing out. Based on the original meaning "stumble", now written as 跌. The meaning later shifted to "fail" and "lose". → Depicts a person (元) hiding behind a plant (屮). Based on the original meaning "to hide from view", now written as 佚. The meaning later shifted to "fail" and "lose".
- Original meaning
- to hide from view
- Components
- + 屮 Iconic
- + 元 Iconic Depicts a person.
- Strokes (simplified)
- 5 strokes
- Historical images
- + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 鬼 — "[mongo:kAedh3YZ4ku5ukKZH] 厶"
- Components
- + 厶 Distinguishing
- - ◎ Distinguishing
Changed: components
edit character approved 鬼 — "[mongo:z5vpAHuXtSFPM75wH] Changed etymology "
- Hint
- Pictograph of a human-like being with an unnatural head and a tail. → Pictograph of a person (人) with the head of a ghost/demon (甶). 厶 was later added as a decorative mark.
- Components
- ◎ Distinguishing
- hint: Depicts a tail. → (empty)
- type: iconic → distinguishing
- + 甶 Iconic Used here to depict the head of a ghost/demon.
- ◎ Distinguishing
- Sources
- + 林志強《《文源》評注》p.4
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 甶 — "[mongo:epHeFdEQDyrrB8axd] Changed etymology a bit"
- Hint
- Depicts the skull or head of a person. Similar in origin to 囟. → Depicts a skull or the top of a head of a person. Same in origin to 囟.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 甶 — "[mongo:P7BquD4DBir9mGxA4] Added etymology "
- Gloss
- human's head
- Hint
- Depicts the skull or head of a person. Similar in origin to 囟.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.718
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, sources
edit character approved 甶 — "[mongo:8fcjDyvekh9E5Zj5N] Added stroke order "
No field changes detected.
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 丸 — "[mongo:YW6esJYtRE6qvzDCn] Typo"
- Hint
- Derived from 夗. Pictograph of a dying animal lying down. The meaning later shifted to "small round object", "pellet" and pill". → Derived from 夗. Pictograph of a dying animal lying down. The meaning later shifted to "small round object", "pellet" and "pill".
Changed: hint
edit character approved 丸 — "[mongo:f7Ny8BoASSfBrr3Co] Changed etymology "
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person bent over. The meaning later shifted to "small round object" and "pellet, pill". → Derived from 夗. Pictograph of a dying animal lying down. The meaning later shifted to "small round object", "pellet" and pill".
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.726
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 褐 — "[mongo:EupSASvdShWgk38ij] Verify"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified
edit character approved 正 — "[mongo:byqWcTGT24Qh4nvJ4] Changed wording"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a foot (止) heading toward a city (丁). Based on the original meaning "journey", now written as 征. → Depicts a foot (止) going out towards city walls (丁). 丁 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to attack (an enemy)", now written as 征. The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "correct".
- Original meaning
- to attack (an enemy)
- Components
- 丁 SoundIconic
- type: iconic → sound, iconic
- 丁 SoundIconic
Changed: hint, original meaning, components
edit character approved 肆 — "[mongo:ksAPouNrA7qCMHcjs] Notes"
- Components
- 㣇 SoundIconic
- isOldPronunciation: (empty) → true
- isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true
- 㣇 SoundIconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 肆 — "[mongo:HCfXkrC9MbSffm88P] Added etymology"
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- 㣇 SoundIconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a wild animal. Modern form looks like 镸.
- + 隶 Iconic Depicts a hand (又) grabbing a tail (尾). Modern form looks like 聿.
- - 聿 Iconic
- 㣇 SoundIconic
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.216
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: verified, components, sources
edit character approved 肆 — "[mongo:7pGmPbKsJN59Sw4P8] almost done"
- Components
- 㣇 SoundIconic
- hint: Depicts a wild animal. Modern form looks like 镸. → (empty)
- isOldPronunciation: true → (empty)
- isGlyphChanged: true → (empty)
- + 聿 Iconic
- - 隶 Iconic
- 㣇 SoundIconic
Changed: hint, original meaning, components
edit character approved 商 — "[mongo:enZtsKSQsZRxYjxRK] Slightly changed wording "
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Seems to be composed of 辛 (chisel) and 丙 (pedestal) with 口 being later added as a disgusting component for the name of an ancient kingdom. → Origin unclear. Composed of 辛 (chisel) and 丙 (pedestal) with 口 being later added as a distinguishing component for the name of an ancient kingdom.
- Components
- 口 Distinguishing
- hint: This component was later added for the name of an ancient kingdom. → This component was later added when the character was used for the name of an ancient kingdom.
- 口 Distinguishing
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 丸 — "[mongo:jTdF29hsFZvrrqDTa] Typo"
- Sources
- + Wiktionary (JP)
- + 鄔可晶《「丸」字續釋—從清華簡所見的一種「邍」字談起》
Changed: sources
edit character approved 丸 — "[mongo:nvLzuZbr3Y9H9N49i] Added source"
- Sources
- + Wiktionary (JP)
- + 鄔可晶《「丸」字續釋——從清華簡所見的一種「邍」字談起》
Changed: sources
edit character approved 昔 — "[mongo:E7CjMeqW7qrzPp9sc] Iconic"
- Components
- 𡿧 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a flood of water.
- type: meaning → iconic
- 日 Iconic
- type: meaning → iconic
- 𡿧 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 災 — "[mongo:QiejSWmk5evx5ysDd] Iconic component "
- Hint
- Depicts a fire (火) and a flood (𡿧) → Depicts a fire (火) and a flood (𡿧).
- Components
- 𡿧 SoundIconic
- type: meaning → sound, iconic
- 火 Iconic
- type: meaning → iconic
- 𡿧 SoundIconic
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 幼 — "[mongo:RZgHJSCPdFLqDm5Mo] Changed etymology description "
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 幺 represents the sound and 力 represents the meaning. → Someone who is young has weak (幺) strength (力). 幺 represents the sound.
- Components
- 幺 SoundMeaning
- hint: (empty) → Used here to allude to being tiny and weak.
- 幺 SoundMeaning
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 建 — "[mongo:rih4mhrFWxiWc8aCD] Slightly changed etymology "
- Hint
- Depicts a hand setting up a post (聿) at the corner of a building site (廴). → Depicts a hand setting up a wooden post (聿) at the corner of a building site (𠃊).
- Components
- + 𠃊 Iconic Depicts the corner of a building site. Modern form looks like 廴.
- - 廴 Iconic
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.136
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 委 — "[mongo:4Q5Ws675beLRYH6zM] Bent shape "
- Components
- 𠃊 Iconic
- hint: Modern form looks like 女. → Used here to depict a bent shape. Modern form looks like 女.
- 𠃊 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 名 — "[mongo:kZJwNQ9xYjuXF6jt5] Edited description"
- Hint
- Depicts identifying oneself at night (夕) by saying (口) their name because is too dark for others to see them. → Depicts a mouth (口) saying their own name at night (夕) when it is too dark for others to see them.
- Components
- 夕 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts the moon.
- 夕 Iconic
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 娶 — "[mongo:ANkuju7X3E85JHjHu] Rollback 3PkhW4AwBhobBo7mq"
- Components
- 取 SoundMeaning
- hint: Depicts a hand (又) grabbing an ear (耳). → (empty)
- type: sound, iconic → sound, meaning
- 女 Meaning
- type: iconic → meaning
- 取 SoundMeaning
Changed: components
edit character approved 𠃊 — "[mongo:NRND79AceECEnq79P] Stroke order"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 1 strokes
- Historical images
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𠃊 — "[mongo:7qc2DNEeR7FkXdDMi] Changed etymology"
- Gloss
- bend → hidden area
- Hint
- A bent L-shape. → Depicts a hidden area.
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.870
Changed: gloss, hint, sources
edit character approved 廷 — "[mongo:tzJTcEEiHoRx58832] court"
- Gloss
- palace courtyard → court
Changed: gloss
edit character approved 廷 — "[mongo:bDzWzAf8NYpncmRDG] Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 廴 represents the meaning and 𡈼 represents the sound. → Depicts a person standing on the ground (𡈼) in front of a corner of a courtyard (𠃊). Based on the original meaning "courtyard", now written as 庭.
- Original meaning
- courtyard
- Components
- 𡈼 SoundIconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a person (亻) standing on the ground (土). 𡈼 also represents the sound.
- type: sound → sound, iconic
- + 𠃊 Iconic Depicts the corner of a courtyard or a curved ground. Modern form looks like 廴.
- - 廴 Meaning
- 𡈼 SoundIconic
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.134-135
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources
edit character approved 縣 — "[mongo:YmjJJQSJCNKNHSjzp] Original character"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a severed head (首) hanging on a rope (系) from a tree (木). Based on the original meaning "hang" or "suspend". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Pictograph of a severed head (首) hanging on a rope (系) from a tree (木). Based on the original meaning "hang" or "suspend", now written as 懸. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 𣆪 — "[mongo:H7NvfWsXwFZKeiwhX] Changed etymology "
- Gloss
- jug of wine → a type of container
- Hint
- Pictograph of a jug of wine. → Pictograph of a container with a large mouth and narrow neck that is used to hold salt.
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.457
Changed: gloss, hint, sources
edit character approved 娶 — "[mongo:3PkhW4AwBhobBo7mq] Iconic component "
- Components
- 取 SoundIconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a hand (又) grabbing an ear (耳).
- type: sound, meaning → sound, iconic
- 女 Iconic
- type: meaning → iconic
- 取 SoundIconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 奴 — "[mongo:iKTzbDwQYcnkJQaXG] Sound component"
- Components
- 女 SoundIconic
- type: iconic → sound, iconic
- 女 SoundIconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 虒 — "[mongo:iQdEamKQFgF4kbk8e] Meaning component "
- Components
- 虎 Meaning
- type: iconic → meaning
- 虎 Meaning
Changed: components
edit character approved 𠂆 — "[mongo:BBCfdhzCpDsQreqSg] Added etymology"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 2 strokes→2 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
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