Recent Changes

Hint

Origin unclear. Possibly depicts a person standing sideways with protruding breasts or a rope being thrown, which could possibly be the original form of 扔. → Origin unclear. Various explanations include: (1) a person standing sideways with protruding breasts, which could be the original form of 奶 or (2) a rope being thrown, which could possibly be the original form of 扔.

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 20, 2024, 02:49 AM

Components

• 攵 Iconic
  • hint: Depicts a hand holding a hunting weapon. → 攵 is a component form of 攴. Depicts a hand holding a hunting weapon.

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 19, 2024, 04:43 PM

Original meaning

sunset

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 19, 2024, 05:12 AM

Hint

Variant of 咒. Derived from 祝, with the 礻 (show) component being replaced by 口 (mouth) component. Depicts a kneeling person (卩) opening their mouth (口) to pray for disaster to happen on someone. → Variant of 咒. Derived from 祝, with the 礻 (show) component being replaced by 口 (mouth) component when the meaning extended to "curse". Depicts a kneeling person (卩) opening their mouth (口) to pray for disaster to happen on someone.

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 17, 2024, 04:48 PM

Hint

Derived from 祝, with the 礻 (show) component being replaced by 口 (mouth) component. Depicts a kneeling person (卩) opening their mouth (口) to pray for disaster to happen on someone. → Derived from 祝, with the 礻 (show) component being replaced by 口 (mouth) component when the meaning extended to "curse". Depicts a kneeling person (卩) opening their mouth (口) to pray for disaster to happen on someone.

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 17, 2024, 04:47 PM

Hint

Variant of 咒. Derived from 祝, with the 礻 (show) component being replaced by 口 (mouth) component. Depicts a kneeling person (卩) opening their mouth (口) to pray for disaster to happen on someone.

Verified

No → Yes

Components

• + 口 Iconic Depicts a mouth open to pray.
• + 卩 Iconic Depicts a person kneeling.

Strokes (simplified)

8 strokes

Historical images

• + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))

Sources

• + Chinese Language Stack Exchange
• + 漢語多功能字庫

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 17, 2024, 03:54 PM

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 17, 2024, 03:51 PM

Hint

Derived from 祝, with the 礻 (show) component being replaced by 口 (mouth) component. Depicts a kneeling person (卩) opening their mouth (口) to pray for disaster happening to someone. → Derived from 祝, with the 礻 (show) component being replaced by 口 (mouth) component. Depicts a kneeling person (卩) opening their mouth (口) to pray for disaster to happen on someone.

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 17, 2024, 03:19 PM

Hint

Derived from 祝, with the 礻 (show) component being replaced by 口 (mouth) component when the meaning extended to "curse". Depicts a kneeling person (卩) opening their mouth (口) to pray for disaster to happen on someone. → Derived from 祝, with the 礻 (show) component being replaced by 口 (mouth) component. Depicts a kneeling person (卩) opening their mouth (口) to pray for disaster happening to someone.

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 17, 2024, 03:18 PM

Hint

礻 is a component form of 示. → 礻 is a component form of 示, which depicts a memorial tablet used for spiritual rituals.

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 17, 2024, 07:13 AM

Hint

Depicts a kneeling person (卩) opening their mouth (口) to pray. The 礻 component is often used in abstract/spiritual characters. → Depicts a kneeling person (卩) in front of a memorial tablet (礻) opening their mouth (口) to pray.

Components

• 礻 Iconic
  • hint: 礻 is a component form of 示. → 礻 is a component form of 示. Depicts a memorial tablet used for spiritual rituals
  • type: meaning → iconic

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 17, 2024, 07:13 AM

Hint

Remmant of the character 殸 (stone chimes). Depicts a musical stone chime. Simplified form of 聲. → Remmant of the character 殸 (stone chimes). Depicts a musical stone chime hung up on a rope. Simplified form of 聲.

Components

• + 糸 Iconic Depicts a rope. Modern form looks like unrelated 士.
• + 石 Iconic

Strokes (simplified)

7 strokes

Sources

• + 漢語多功能字庫

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 17, 2024, 06:07 AM

Hint

Pictograph of a stone chime. The 口 component was added later as a meaningless decorative mark. → Pictograph of a musical stone chime. The 口 component was added later as a meaningless decorative mark.

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 17, 2024, 06:02 AM

Hint

Pictograph of a stone. The 口 component was added later as a meaningless decorative mark. → Pictograph of a stone chime. The 口 component was added later as a meaningless decorative mark.

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 17, 2024, 06:01 AM

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 15, 2024, 04:40 AM

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 15, 2024, 04:34 AM

Hint

Origin unclear. Possibly depicts a kind of helmet worn by warriors. → Depicts a kind of helmet worn by warriors. Based on the original meaning "helmet", now written as 胄. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Original meaning

helmet

Sources

• + 漢語多功能字庫
• + 黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.587

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 15, 2024, 04:28 AM

Components

• 釆 SoundIconic
  • isOldPronunciation: true → false

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 14, 2024, 02:42 AM

Components

• 釆 SoundIconic
  • isOldPronunciation: (empty) → true

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 13, 2024, 08:07 PM

Hint

Depicts an animal's claw (釆) with their pad shown. 釆 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "foot of an animal", now written as 蹯. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Depicts an animal's claw (釆) with their paw shown. 釆 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "animal's paw", now written as 蹯. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Original meaning

animal's paw

Components

• ◎ Iconic
  • hint: Depicts an animal's pad. Modern form looks like unrelated 田. → Depicts an animal's paw. Modern form looks like unrelated 田.

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 13, 2024, 08:06 PM

Hint

Phonosemantic compound. 田 represents the meaning and 釆 represents the sound. Original meaning unclear. → Depicts an animal's claw (釆) with their pad shown. 釆 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "foot of an animal", now written as 蹯. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Original meaning

foot of an animal

Components

• 釆 SoundIconic
  • hint: (empty) → Depicts an animal's claw.
  • type: sound → sound, iconic
• + ◎ Iconic Depicts an animal's pad. Modern form looks like unrelated 田.
• - 田 Meaning

Sources

• + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.89

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 13, 2024, 08:05 PM

Hint

Simplified form of 爾. Pictograph of a three-legged silk frame used for winding or spinning silk threads, with silk threads at the bottom, now written as 檷. The current meaning "you" is a phonetic loan. → Simplified form of 爾. Pictograph of a sharp weapon with a sharp head and tail decorations on the end. Original meaning unclear.

Sources

• + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.259
• + 董蓮池《說文解字考正》p.129

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 13, 2024, 07:45 PM

Hint

Pictograph of a three-legged silk frame used for winding or spinning silk threads, with silk threads at the bottom, now written as 檷. The current meaning "you" is a phonetic loan. → Pictograph of a sharp weapon with a sharp head and tail decorations on the end. Original meaning unclear.

Sources

• + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.259
• + 董蓮池《說文解字考正》p.129

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 13, 2024, 07:44 PM

Hint

Three 止 (foot) to indicate hurried movement. Originally the bottom part of 奔 (run), later written on its own as its variant. Modern component form is written as 卉 which standalone indicates an entirely different character, 卉 (grass). Not related to 牛. → Three 止 (foot) to indicate hurried movement. Originally the bottom part of 奔 (run), later written on its own as its variant. Modern component form is written as 卉 which standalone indicates an entirely different character, 卉 (grass). Not related to 牛 (cow).

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 7, 2024, 05:45 PM

Hint

Three 止 (foot) to indicate hurried movement. Originally the bottom part of 奔 (run), later written on its own as its variant. Modern component form is written as 卉 which standalone indicates an entirely different character, 卉 (grass). → Three 止 (foot) to indicate hurried movement. Originally the bottom part of 奔 (run), later written on its own as its variant. Modern component form is written as 卉 which standalone indicates an entirely different character, 卉 (grass). Not related to 牛.

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 7, 2024, 05:45 PM

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 3, 2024, 07:58 AM

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 3, 2024, 07:58 AM

Hint

Depicts a hand (爪) holding a child (子) being breastfed from a mother. → Depicts a mother holding (爪) a child (子) breastfeeding it.

Components

• 子 Iconic
  • hint: Depicts a child. → (empty)
• ◎ Iconic
  • hint: Depicts the mother breastfeeding the child. → Depicts a mother breastfeeding.

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edit character by Prismcool Jan 1, 2024, 07:26 AM

Components

• ◎ Iconic
  • type: unknown → iconic

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 30, 2023, 09:51 PM

Components

• - 上 Iconic

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 30, 2023, 08:39 PM

Strokes (simplified)

10 strokes

→

10 strokes

Source: animcjk → dong

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 30, 2023, 04:48 PM

No field changes detected.

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 30, 2023, 04:46 PM

Sources

• + zi.tools
• + 李学勤《字源》p.108
• + Wiktionary
• + "The Complete Guide to Japanese Kanji" p.433

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 30, 2023, 04:32 PM

Components

• + 上 Iconic Here turned upside down. Not related to 刃.

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 30, 2023, 04:28 PM

Components

• + 刀 Iconic
• + ◎ Iconic Depicts where the knife blade is.

Strokes (simplified)

3 strokes

Historical images

• + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
• + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
• + Clerical (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 29, 2023, 11:11 PM

Strokes (simplified)

14 strokes

Historical images

• + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
• + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 28, 2023, 11:10 PM

Hint

Depicts a hat (冃) and tiger skin (虎). Signifies the meaning "cover" by soldiers who fought covered in tiger skins. The 虎 (tiger) component was later reanalyzed as 豕 (pig). → Depicts a hat (冃) and tiger skin (虎), conveying the meaning "cover" by soldiers who fought covered in tiger skins. The 虎 (tiger) component was later rewritten as 豕 (pig).

Components

• + 虎 Iconic Modern form looks like unrelated 豕.
• - 豕 Iconic

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 28, 2023, 10:58 PM

Hint

Depicts a kneeling person (卩) using a pestle (午) to manage affairs, conveying the meaning "to manage" and "to govern". 午 also gives the sound. The 彳 (movement) and 止 (foot) components were later added to indicate movement. In simplified Chinese 御 is also used to mean "to resist", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 禦. → Depicts a kneeling person (卩) using a pestle (午), conveying the meaning "to manage" and "to govern". 午 also represents the sound. The 彳 (movement) and 止 (foot) components were later added to indicate movement. In simplified Chinese 御 is also used to mean "to resist", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 禦.

Changed: hint

edit character by Prismcool Dec 28, 2023, 10:49 PM

Components

• 攴 Iconic
  • hint: This component was added later into the character to reinforce the idea of controlling chariots. Depicts a hand holding a whip. → Depicts a hand holding a whip.
• 丙 SoundIconic
  • hint: Originally depicted a chariot. Later corrupted into sound component. → Used here to depict a chariot.

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 28, 2023, 04:52 AM

No field changes detected.

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 24, 2023, 04:49 AM

Strokes (simplified)

13 strokes

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13 strokes

Source: animcjk → dong

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 24, 2023, 04:38 AM

Components

• 㐭 SoundIconic
  • isOldPronunciation: (empty) → true

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 24, 2023, 04:35 AM

Components

• 㐭 SoundIconic
  • isOldPronunciation: true → (empty)

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 24, 2023, 04:34 AM

Sources

• + 說文解字
• + zi.tools

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 23, 2023, 07:24 PM

Strokes (simplified)

9 strokes

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9 strokes

Source: animcjk → dong

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 22, 2023, 07:47 PM

Strokes (simplified)

5 strokes

Historical images

• + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
• + Bronze (Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC))
• + Seal (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 21, 2023, 03:21 AM

Strokes (simplified)

10 strokes

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10 strokes

Source: animcjk → dong

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 20, 2023, 10:25 PM

Hint

Depicts a person (頁) using their foot (夂) to tread. 眉 was later added to embellish the character and to represent the sound while a component that depicts a shoe (舟) was also later added to 夂 (foot) to emphasize another meaning "shoes". The component that depicts a shoe was later reanalyzed as meaning component 彳 (walk). → Depicts a person (頁) using their foot (夂) to tread. 眉 was later added to embellish the character and to represent the sound while a component that depicts a shoe was also later added to 夂 (foot) to emphasize another meaning "shoes". The component that depicts a shoe was later reanalyzed as meaning component 彳 (walk).

Components

• 彳 Meaning
  • hint: 彳 is a component form of 行. Originally depicted a shoe (舟). → 彳 is a component form of 行. Originally depicted a shoe.

Sources

• + 漢語多功能字庫
• + zi.tools
• + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.681-682
• + Wiktionary

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 20, 2023, 10:18 PM

Hint

Depicts a person (頁) using their foot (夂) to tread. 眉 was later added to embellish the character and to represent the sound while a component that depicts a shoe was also later added to 夂 (foot) to emphasize another meaning "shoes". The component that depicts a shoe was later reanalyzed as meaning component 彳 (walk). → Depicts a person (頁) using their foot (夂) to tread. 眉 was later added to embellish the character and to represent the sound while a component that depicts a shoe (舟) was also later added to 夂 (foot) to emphasize another meaning "shoes". The component that depicts a shoe was later reanalyzed as meaning component 彳 (walk).

Components

• 彳 Meaning
  • hint: 彳 is a component form of 行. Originally depicted a shoe. → 彳 is a component form of 行. Originally depicted a shoe (舟).

Strokes (simplified)

15 strokes

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15 strokes

Source: animcjk → dong

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 20, 2023, 10:14 PM

Hint

Simplified form of 婴. Depicts a woman (女) wearing shell ornaments (賏) around her neck. 賏 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "necklace". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "infant" or "baby". → Simplified form of 嬰. Depicts a woman (女) wearing shell ornaments (賏) around her neck. 賏 also represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "necklace". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "infant" or "baby".

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edit character by Prismcool Dec 20, 2023, 01:25 AM