Recent Changes
edit character approved 冘 — "[mongo:BKx5PNJuPWwznaWRJ] Typo "
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person carrying a burden on their shoulders. → Pictograph of a person carrying a burden on their shoulder.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 冘 — "[mongo:CdaHCdWQwf3ZAhMLr] Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person exiting a doorway. → Pictograph of a person carrying a burden on their shoulders.
- Components
- ◎ Iconic
- hint: Depicts a doorway → Depicts a burden.
- ◎ Iconic
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.450-451
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 傑 — "[mongo:FHZkPAC5WxzW5AWoM] Changed etymology "
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 桀 represents the sound. → Originally written as 桀, which depicts two feet (舛) on top of a tree (木). 亻 (person) was later added to the character as a meaning component. Based on the original meaning, "to be elevated". The meaning later shifted to "outstanding person" and "hero".
- Original meaning
- to be elevated
- Components
- 桀 SoundIconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts two feet (舛) on top of a tree (木).
- type: sound → sound, iconic
- 桀 SoundIconic
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.2404
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources
edit character approved 桀 — "[mongo:RoJbAk4uzYF7FRsgs] Changed etymology "
- Hint
- Origin unclear. → Depicts two feet (舛) on top of a tree (木). Based on the original meaning, "to be elevated" now written as 傑. The current meaning "cruel" is a phoentic loan.
- Original meaning
- to be elevated
- Components
- 舛 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts two feet.
- type: unknown → iconic
- 木 Iconic
- type: unknown → iconic
- 舛 Iconic
- Sources
- + 黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.2404
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources
edit character approved 輦 — "[mongo:jvfbMX64gGHdPx7P7] Removed additional details "
- Components
- 夫 Iconic
- hint: Depicts a person. → (empty)
- 夫 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 辇 — "[mongo:6BAKLPz5qkNAg3wvn] Added etymology "
No field changes detected.
Changed: hint, verified, components
edit character approved 輦 — "[mongo:P3yQnM4pPqwHeMpC6] Chariot"
- Hint
- Depicts two people (夫) pulling a cart (車) together. → Depicts two people (夫) pulling a chariot (車) together.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 輦 — "[mongo:rDLJXTMFCw8Sdx8zs] Added etymology "
- Hint
- Depicts two people (夫) pulling a chariot (車) together. → Depicts two people (夫) pulling a cart (車) together.
- Components
- 夫 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a person.
- 夫 Iconic
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 御 — "[mongo:NYTa73phAfkohAxk6] sound component"
- Components
- 午 SoundIconic
- isOldPronunciation: (empty) → true
- 午 SoundIconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 御 — "[mongo:memrF9LCY5gwBgdRQ] Added etymology"
- Hint
- Depicts a person (卩) using a pestle (午). 午 also represents the sound. The 辵 (walk) component was later added to emphasize action. Based on the original meaning, “to use, to control”. The meaning later shifted to “to govern”. 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) 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.
- Components
- 午 SoundIconic
- isOldPronunciation: true → (empty)
- 卩 Iconic
- hint: Depicts a kneeling person. → (empty)
- + 彳 Meaning 彳 is a component form of 行.
- + 止 Meaning Depicts a foot.
- - 辵 Meaning
- 午 SoundIconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 12 strokes→12 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 姬 — "[mongo:5NPSLu4Sph3H7fMzY] Verify"
No field changes detected.
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 颐 — "[mongo:276F5gpx9PgZtcazX] Verify"
- Components
- 𦣞 SoundIconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a person's chin.
- type: sound → sound, iconic
- 𦣞 SoundIconic
Changed: verified, components
edit character approved 頤 — "[mongo:r8ufQTWHNkpcK7e6h] Verify"
- Components
- 𦣞 SoundMeaning
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a person's chin.
- type: sound → sound, meaning
- 𦣞 SoundMeaning
Changed: hint, verified, components
edit character approved 𦣞 — "[mongo:gc6hsJP8mGuYNWvm6] Added old pronoucations"
- Historical pronunciations
- + OC: *ɢə {*[ɢ](r)ə} MC: yi
Changed: pronunciations
edit character approved 𦣞 — "[mongo:QDoHswwL3pfa8JZJR] Added etymology"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person's chin. Original form of 頤.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Sources
- + 李学勤《字源》p.1050
- + Wenlin Dictionaries
Changed: hint, verified, sources
edit character approved 𦣞 — "[mongo:DHNSaPL4CkdFv4nNM] Added stroke order"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 7 strokes→6 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 臧 — "[mongo:Y5wwEfmWEsZmq29L9] 戈"
- Components
- + 戈 Iconic
- - 戕 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 臧 — "[mongo:CgxYsnyWp894HqLdd] Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 臣 represents the meaning and 戕 represents the sound. → Depicts a weapon (戈) slashing an eye (臣). In ancient China, captured prisoners were blinded with weapons making them into slaves. 爿 was later added as a sound component. Based on the original meaning, "slave; servant". The current meaning "good" is a phonetic loan.
- Original meaning
- slave; servant
- Components
- 臣 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts an eye.
- type: meaning → iconic
- 戕 Iconic
- type: sound → iconic
- + 爿 Sound
- 臣 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 14 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD))
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 冠 — "[mongo:PAM4Rjb3cSw7uwSAW] 冖"
- Components
- 冃 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Modern form looks like unrelated 冖.
- 冃 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 冠 — "[mongo:jYMSJaTRsWQgNXEQz] Edited"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person (元) wearing a hat (冖). 元 also provides the sound. The 寸 (hand) component was added later to indicate the hand holding the hat on the head. → Pictograph of a person (元) wearing a hat (冃). 元 also provides the sound. The 寸 (hand) component was added later to indicate the hand holding the hat on the head.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 冠 — "[mongo:kjn2MqLGzctDW5Y2R] Adjustment "
- Components
- + 冃 Iconic
- - 冖 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 冠 — "[mongo:ZgySkYcBjuakmyFoz] Added etymology"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person (元) wearing a hat (冃). 元 also represents the sound. The 寸 (hand) component was added later to possibly indicate the hat is being held and put onto the head. → Pictograph of a person (元) wearing a hat (冖). 元 also provides the sound. The 寸 (hand) component was added later to indicate the hand holding the hat on the head.
- Components
- + 冖 Iconic Used here to represent a hat.
- - 冃 Iconic
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved ⻏ — "[mongo:hQ3aYvYxzRDZKdTRy] Added stroke order "
- Strokes (simplified)
- 2 strokes
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𢏚 — "[mongo:KPbbBktn696kJYNHZ] Added stroke order, etymology will be added later today"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 9 strokes→9 strokes
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 監 — "[mongo:7ZkFSBytXWi4ZoKDR] Changed component link"
- Hint
- Depicts a person (人) looking (目) at his own reflection on a plate (皿). → Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) at his own reflection on a plate (皿).
- Components
- + 臣 Iconic Depicts an eye.
- - 目 Iconic
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 监 — "[mongo:pFKL3M568crL62hK3] It would probably make more sense to mark the eye part of the character as 臣"
- Hint
- Simplified form of 監. Depicts a person (人) looking (目) at his own reflection on a plate (皿). → Simplified form of 監. Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) at his own reflection on a plate (皿).
- Components
- + 臣 IconicSimplified Depicts an eye.
- - 目 IconicSimplified
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 临 — "[mongo:Wf7CYrdqfk559952o] Edited etymology"
- Hint
- Simplified form of 臨. Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) down. 品 gives the sound. Based on the original meaning, "to look down". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "draw near". → Simplified form of 臨. Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) down at a pile of objects (品). 品 also gives the sound. Based on the original meaning, "to look down". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "draw near".
- Components
- 臣 IconicSimplified
- isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true
- 品 SoundIconicSimplified
- hint: (empty) → Here used to depict a pile of objects.
- type: sound → sound, iconic, simplified
- 臣 IconicSimplified
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 李学勤《字源》p.728-729
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 臨 — "[mongo:m6nmhWiCvDSw3Eavk] Edited etymology"
- Hint
- Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) down. 品 gives the sound. Based on the original meaning, "to look down". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "draw near". → Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) down at a pile of objects (品). 品 also gives the sound. Based on the original meaning, "to look down". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "draw near".
- Components
- 品 SoundIconic
- hint: (empty) → Here used to depict a pile of objects.
- type: sound → sound, iconic
- 品 SoundIconic
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 李学勤《字源》p.728-729
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 临 — "[mongo:dYzj5riXn8wFMbCbL] Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Simplified form of 臨. Phonosemantic compound. 监 represents the meaning and 品 represents the sound. → Simplified form of 臨. Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) down. 品 gives the sound. Based on the original meaning, "to look down". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "draw near".
- Original meaning
- to look down
- Components
- 品 Sound
- type: sound, simplified → sound
- + 臣 IconicSimplified Depicts an eye.
- + 人 Iconic
- - 监 MeaningRemnant
- 品 Sound
- Strokes (simplified)
- 9 strokes
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 臨 — "[mongo:ef3pLKJuHzGwY7fmg] Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 監 represents the meaning and 品 represents the sound. → Depicts a person (人) looking (臣) down. 品 gives the sound. Based on the original meaning, "to look down". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "draw near".
- Original meaning
- to look down
- Components
- + 臣 Iconic Depicts an eye.
- + 人 Iconic
- - 監 MeaningRemnant
- Strokes (simplified)
- 17 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
- + 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 监 — "[mongo:EaDCAjgpFjHNPvwPS] Marked eye component as simplified component"
- Components
- 目 IconicSimplified
- type: iconic → iconic, simplified
- 目 IconicSimplified
Changed: components
edit character approved 尣 — "[mongo:9FATsZwjBwnntngML] Added etymology"
No field changes detected.
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 辩 — "[mongo:qFt3v3xy5C9kzCdRh] Verify"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified
edit character approved 辨 — "[mongo:H3wLm6CaXskM7QQRn] 辡"
- Hint
- 刂 (knife) added between two 辛 (chisel) components or 辡 conveying the original meaning "to cut into two parts". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "distinguish". 辛 also provides the sound. → 刂 (knife) added between two 辛 (chisel) components or 辡 conveying the original meaning "to cut into two parts". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "distinguish". 辡 also provides the sound.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 辨 — "[mongo:iPxFpXbYKNXthNBfe] adjustment"
- Components
- 辡 SoundIconic
- hint: Here used to depict an object being cut into a part. 辡 also gives the sound. → Here used to depict an object being cut into two parts. 辡 also gives the sound.
- 辡 SoundIconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 辨 — "[mongo:mwvEbw3CQWxNmfCJC] Added etymology."
- Hint
- 刂 (knife) added between two 辛 (chisel) components or 辡 conveying the original meaning "to cut into two parts". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "distinguish". 辡 also provides the sound. → 刂 (knife) added between two 辛 (chisel) components or 辡 conveying the original meaning "to cut into two parts". The meaning has shifted over time and now means "distinguish". 辛 also provides the sound.
- Components
- 辡 SoundIconic
- hint: Here used to depict an object being cut into two parts. 辡 also gives the sound. → Here used to depict an object being cut into a part. 辡 also gives the sound.
- 辡 SoundIconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 16 strokes→16 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𡈼 — "[mongo:CGSNDimA8EscPmyfo] Added stroke order and break down "
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person standing upright on the ground. → Pictograph of a person (亻) standing upright on the ground (土).
- Components
- + 亻 Iconic
- + 土 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 4 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𢍏 — "[mongo:HhqXfoHa5xamqzHqM] Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 釆 represents the sound and 廾 represents the meaning. → Depicts two hands (廾) rolling up rice (米) into a ball.
- Components
- 廾 Iconic
- type: meaning → iconic
- + 米 Iconic Modern form looks like unrelated 釆.
- - 釆 Sound
- 廾 Iconic
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 龹 — "[mongo:A7ExoNNPzCJGCYgG6] Added that this character is a variant of 𢍏"
- Hint
- Depicts two hands (廾) rolling up rice (米) into a ball. → Variant of 𢍏. Depicts two hands (廾) rolling up rice (米) into a ball.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 龹 — "[mongo:j9qxY7EMZrv8doLQi] Changed gloss"
- Gloss
- roll with the hands → to roll rice into ball
Changed: gloss
edit character approved 夗 — "[mongo:t4qsJfXsxJLriydrb] Added original meaning "
- Original meaning
- curl up in a fetal position
Changed: original meaning
edit character approved 丸 — "[mongo:vNMKxBdBMRtvHnd4u] Adjustment"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person curled up in a fetal position. Corrupted from 夗. Based on the original meaning, "curl up in a fetal position". The meaning later shifted to "small round object" and "pellet, pill". → Pictograph of a person curled up in a fetal position. Derived from 夗. Based on the original meaning, "curl up in a fetal position". The meaning later shifted to "small round object" and "pellet, pill".
Changed: hint
edit character approved 尺 — "[mongo:ZLs9ucNJ6qS9Zd8oJ] Changed possible explanation"
edit character approved 丸 — "[mongo:s2qxbPoHEkJEvLj9y] Changed etymology "
- Hint
- Depicts a small round object. → Pictograph of a person curled up in a fetal position. Corrupted from 夗. Based on the original meaning, "curl up in a fetal position". The meaning later shifted to "small round object" and "pellet, pill".
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.726
- + Chinese Language Stack Exchange
Changed: hint, original meaning, sources
edit character approved 𤇾 — "[mongo:RqdFt8WrgyERR4PHp] Edited breakdown "
- Components
- + 炏 Iconic Depicts fire on the torches.
- - 火 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 10 strokes
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𤇾 — "[mongo:bmwLxJTPSrpmNvbjJ] Added stroke order and break down"
- Components
- + 火 Iconic
- + ◎ Iconic Depicts a two torches crossing each other.
- Strokes (simplified)
- 10 strokes
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𦰩 — "[mongo:ukc3zzJ4sHWQyj4BP] Original form"
- Hint
- Depicts a tortured person or a criminal (黑) sighing (口). → Depicts a tortured person or a criminal (黑) sighing (口). Original form of 嘆.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 嘆 — "[mongo:Zpomz6DjoM56YHoYP] Adjustment"
- Components
- 𦰩 SoundIconic
- isOldPronunciation: (empty) → true
- 𦰩 SoundIconic
Changed: components