Recent Changes
edit character approved 茍 — "[mongo:DQh6sprWeemPKG2mX] Edited etymology"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person kneeling down in respect. The 口 (mouth) component was added later to the character. Original form of 敬. → Pictograph of a Qiang person kneeling down in respect. The 口 (mouth) component was added later since Qiang people were seen as slaves by the Yin people in ancient China. Original form of 敬.
- Components
- + 羊 IconicRemnant Depicts an ornament resembling sheep horns. Alludes to the Qiang people's shepherd lifestyle.
- + 卩 Iconic Depicts a kneeling person.
- - ◎ Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 9 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𢆶 — "[mongo:NMyQoRjypboWkfXDn] Added breakdown"
- Components
- + 幺 Iconic Depicts a twisted thread.
- Strokes (simplified)
- 6 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Warring States (475-221 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𢆶 — "[mongo:giEGiZnJZ8osoC6Yu] Added stroke order."
- Strokes (simplified)
- 6 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Warring States (475-221 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 羌 — "[mongo:N9stpWAQdJN9CTpoi] adjustments "
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person wearing an ornament resembling sheep horns. Alludes to the Qiang people, who are known for their shepherd lifestyle. → Pictograph of a person wearing an ornament resembling sheep horns. Alludes to the Qiang people, who are known for their shepherd lifestyle. Similar in origin to 美.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 羌 — "[mongo:E8HDXX5zSikpBfSXT] Added etymology."
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person (人) wearing an ornament resembling sheep horns (羊). Alludes to the Qiang people, who are known for their lifestyle with sheep. 羊 also represents the sound. Similar in origin to 美. → Pictograph of a person wearing an ornament resembling sheep horns. Alludes to the Qiang people, who are known for their shepherd lifestyle.
- Components
- 羊 Iconic
- type: sound, iconic → iconic
- 人 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a person.
- 羊 Iconic
- Strokes (simplified)
- 7 strokes→7 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 茍 — "[mongo:bNsznFe3JJJxhNmt2] Added more detail for this character"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person kneeling down in respect. → Pictograph of a person kneeling down in respect. The 口 (mouth) component was added later to the character. Original form of 敬.
- Components
- + ◎ Iconic Depicts a person kneeling down in respect.
- + 口 Meaning
- Strokes (simplified)
- 9 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 夗 — "[mongo:3HQeRHbGMYu7eJWFh] Adjustment"
- Sources
Changed: sources
edit character approved 囧 — "[mongo:TuKgaHgc22mm9wn9B] Added stroke order"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 7 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC))
- + Seal (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𡵂 — "[mongo:pPzsfhJ2ao987BcMd] Adjustment "
- Components
- 人 Iconic
- hint: Depicts a person. Modern form looks like unrelated 几. → Depicts a person.
- 人 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 𡵂 — "[mongo:4LMaZwErT6M77N2RK] Added component breakdown "
- Components
- + ◎ Iconic Depicts an ornamental headdress.
- + 人 Iconic Depicts a person. Modern form looks like unrelated 几.
- Strokes (simplified)
- 6 strokes
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𡵂 — "[mongo:b3S9sbz8g7HBQk8u5] Added stroke order"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 6 strokes
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 茍 — "[mongo:HEXyn8Ln4gHvbccvE] Added stroke order"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 9 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 丮 — "[mongo:4Fzj2RKP3z8DDczn6] Rollback CSFFmTw3E4oPdYspQ"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 4 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 丮 — "[mongo:dKrTx2KTYw3vdFTsd] Rollback oLAcvLrr2LTe2Y9sC"
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 冃 — "[mongo:WykKmtmmEb98oumDY] Added stroke order"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 4 strokes
- Historical images
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 丮 — "[mongo:CSFFmTw3E4oPdYspQ] Stroke order adjustment "
- Strokes (simplified)
- 4 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 㬰 — "[mongo:TqCXPKhApmurZtAuP] Added stroke order."
- Strokes (simplified)
- 6 strokes
- Historical images
- + Seal (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 丮 — "[mongo:oLAcvLrr2LTe2Y9sC] Added stroke order"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 4 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 㹴 — "[mongo:XjYsCsnmLKSg3wjys] Added stroke order"
No field changes detected.
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 册 — "[mongo:TPC9o3YtXznoHzP7M] Verify and added source"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, sources
edit character approved 熏 — "[mongo:yLsLitzjspiCmZuaq] Adjustment "
- Components
- 灬 Meaning
- hint: (empty) → 灬 is a component form of 火.
- 灬 Meaning
Changed: components
edit character approved 脊 — "[mongo:vxrRrGBdYsurQCnHs] Added etymology."
- Strokes (simplified)
- 10 strokes→10 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 葵 — "[mongo:G4877XFjmyABTHRmo] brief explanation"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 癸 represents the sound.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 葵 — "[mongo:p4GoZh6sdyY5QA244] verify"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified
edit character approved 癸 — "[mongo:CZWfStR3buLPKngvm] Changed to unknown origin."
- Hint
- Possibly a pictograph of four leaves growing opposite from each other or the large head of a sunflower. Based on the original meaning "sunflower", now written as 葵. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. The character later corrupted into unrelated components 癶 and 天. → Origin unclear. Various explanations include (1) a pictograph of a type of ancient weapon, which could be the original form of 戣, (2) pictograph of four leaves growing opposite from each other or the head of a sunflower, which could be the original form of 葵, or (3) pictograph of two arrows intersecting each other. Either way, the original form is unrelated to the current meaning.
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.969-970
- + Wenlin Dictionaries
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, original meaning, sources
edit character approved 癸 — "[mongo:qRWQ4d356vkSf8PTq] Edited info"
- Hint
- Possibly a pictograph of four leaves growing together or the large head of a sunflower. Based on the original meaning "sunflower", now written as 葵. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. The character later corrupted into unrelated components 癶 and 天. → Possibly a pictograph of four leaves growing opposite from each other or the large head of a sunflower. Based on the original meaning "sunflower", now written as 葵. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. The character later corrupted into unrelated components 癶 and 天.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 癸 — "[mongo:HkzoLuNh5rRcqHFMz] Not sure if this explanation should be kept here, so I added "Possibly" at the beginning since the shape is not known yet"
- Hint
- Pictograph of four leaves growing together or the large head of a sunflower. Based on the original meaning "sunflower", now written as 葵. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. The character later corrupted into unrelated components 癶 and 天. → Possibly a pictograph of four leaves growing together or the large head of a sunflower. Based on the original meaning "sunflower", now written as 葵. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. The character later corrupted into unrelated components 癶 and 天.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 癸 — "[mongo:z2cGHuFm8ShNjFEvB] Edited info "
- Hint
- Pictograph of four leaves growing together or the large head of a sunflower. Based on the original meaning "sunflower", now written as 葵. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Pictograph of four leaves growing together or the large head of a sunflower. Based on the original meaning "sunflower", now written as 葵. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. The character later corrupted into unrelated components 癶 and 天.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 癸 — "[mongo:X7PEJmak8z3qQ2sDT] Edited info "
- Hint
- Pictograph of four leaves growing together or the large head of a sunflower. Based on the original meaning, now written as 葵. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Pictograph of four leaves growing together or the large head of a sunflower. Based on the original meaning "sunflower", now written as 葵. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 癸 — "[mongo:XijBzqDGNMNqk99tN] Changed etymology."
- Hint
- Pictograph of a kind of ancient weapon. The pictograph later corrupted into unrelated components 癶 and 天. Based on the original meaning, now written 戣. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Pictograph of four leaves growing together or the large head of a sunflower. Based on the original meaning, now written as 葵. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- Original meaning
- sunflower
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.969-970
- + Wenlin Dictionaries
Changed: hint, original meaning, sources
edit character approved 癸 — "[mongo:6w3ZFitMNkooe6APR] Edited original meaning "
- Original meaning
- a type of ancient weapon
Changed: original meaning
edit character approved 癸 — "[mongo:Gv99WWdfCdBQQCYRn] Added etymology."
- Hint
- Possibly depicts a type of ancient weapon with three points on it. Based on the original meaning "a type of weapon", now written as 戣. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Pictograph of a kind of ancient weapon. The pictograph later corrupted into unrelated components 癶 and 天. Based on the original meaning, now written 戣. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- Original meaning
- a type of weapon → a kind of ancient weapon
- Sources
- 漢語多功能字庫
- - 季旭昇《說文新證》p.969-970
- - 何琳儀《戰國古文字典：戰國文字聲系》p.1189
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, sources
edit character approved 者 — "[mongo:gYjzNesJo2WRHLBGt] Edited theories "
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Various theories include (1) a tree with branches, leaves, a trunk and roots with distinguishing mark 口 or (2) food or a bird being placed into a pot for cooking, which could be the original form of 煮. Either way, the original form is unrelated to the current meaning. → Origin unclear. Various theories include (1) a sugarcane plant with stems and full leaves with a mouth (口), which could be the original form of 煮, or (2) a tree with branches, leaves, a trunk and roots with distinguishing mark 口. Either way, the original form is unrelated to the current meaning.
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.275-276
- + 李学勤《字源》p.290
- + Wiktionary
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 寡 — "[mongo:KieeGgFooEjhKpY96] Changed corrupted component into 分"
- Hint
- Depicts a person living alone in a house (宀). The decorative strokes around the 頁 component corrupted into the unrelated 刀. → Depicts a person living alone in a house (宀). The decorative strokes around the 頁 component corrupted into the unrelated 分.
- Components
- ◎ Unknown
- hint: Originally depicted decorative strokes around 頁. Modern form looks like unrelated 刀. → Originally depicted decorative strokes around 頁. Modern form looks like unrelated 分.
- ◎ Unknown
- Strokes (simplified)
- 14 strokes
- Historical images
- + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 者 — "[mongo:pzF8pGk6St6T2Zfe4] Added the fact that theories do not connect to modern meanings."
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Various theories include (1) a tree with branches, leaves, a trunk and roots with distinguishing mark 口 or (2) food or a bird being placed into a pot for cooking, which could be the original form of 煮. → Origin unclear. Various theories include (1) a tree with branches, leaves, a trunk and roots with distinguishing mark 口 or (2) food or a bird being placed into a pot for cooking, which could be the original form of 煮. Either way, the original form is unrelated to the current meaning.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 者 — "[mongo:nKYARFBasAHAWE6YX] Added possible theories from two sources"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. → Origin unclear. Various theories include (1) a tree with branches, leaves, a trunk and roots with distinguishing mark 口 or (2) food or a bird being placed into a pot for cooking, which could be the original form of 煮.
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.275-276
- + 李学勤《字源》p.290
- + Wenlin Dictionaries
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 熏 — "[mongo:ahf7iYDBBenxxLfox] Changed 火 to 灬"
- Hint
- Depicts fragrant herbs inside a bag (東). The 火 (fire) component was later added to emphasize that fragrant herbs were usually smoked with fire. → Depicts fragrant herbs inside a bag (東). The 灬 (fire) component was later added to emphasize that fragrant herbs were usually smoked with fire.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 熏 — "[mongo:ffDosSDwbqMYeJfyN] change strokes for 灬"
- Components
- + 灬 Meaning
- - 火 Meaning
- Strokes (simplified)
- 14 strokes
- Historical images
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
- + Clerical (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 熏 — "[mongo:uwGPpS3ZRhFePoSxR] Fixed explaintion."
- Hint
- Depicts fragrant herbs inside a bag (東) being smoked above fire. → Depicts fragrant herbs inside a bag (東). The 火 (fire) component was later added to emphasize that fragrant herbs were usually smoked with fire.
- Components
- + 火 Meaning
- - 炎 Iconic
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 熏 — "[mongo:Dy89TWJP3WJZ8Kq6T] Added etymology. Checking with Olsen first for any suggestions."
- Hint
- Depicts fragrant herbs inside a bag (東). The 灬 (fire) component was later added to emphasize that fragrant herbs were usually smoked with fire. → Depicts fragrant herbs inside a bag (東) being smoked above fire.
- Components
- + 炎 Iconic The bottom component of this character was originally 火. Later it was changed to 炎.
- - 灬 Meaning
- Strokes (simplified)
- 14 strokes→14 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 燎 — "[mongo:Cyid3BbfHgtMeYetH] Marked sound component as meaning component "
- Components
- 尞 SoundMeaning
- type: sound → sound, meaning
- 尞 SoundMeaning
Changed: components
edit character approved 乃 — "[mongo:Dfq9zRyiyeeEcbrcd] Modified entry a bit"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Possibly depicts the breast or a side view of a pregnant woman. → Origin unclear. Possibly depicts the breast or a side view of a woman about to be pregnant.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 由 — "[mongo:LtS6uh9c9fWzQqsmL] Not sure about this theory from Kanji Networks, please check over if theory is ok to show"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. → Origin unclear. Possibly depicts an alcohol container with a long neck.
- Sources
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 刖 — "[mongo:twmT6Pb8md6YeL6zy] Added etymology"
No field changes detected.
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 乃 — "[mongo:HHQFzHrh6hw6LJGBA] Typo"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Possibly depicts the breast or a sideview of a pregnant woman. → Origin unclear. Possibly depicts the breast or a side view of a pregnant woman.
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + The Outlier Linguistics Dictionary of Chinese Characters
- + Alex Adler, The World of Kanji p.55
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 尔 — "[mongo:gxZEbm9DmCSJyJzbk] Typo"
- Hint
- Simplified form of 爾. Origin unclear. Various theories include a spiked weapon adorned with decorative feathers or clothes being embroidered on a loom. → Simplified form of 爾. Origin unclear. Various theories include a spiked weapon adorned with decorative feathers or cloths being embroidered on a loom.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 爾 — "[mongo:zSSfD2tKk83eYvhEz] Typo"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Various theories include a spiked weapon adorned with decorative feathers or clothes being embroidered on a loom. → Origin unclear. Various theories include a spiked weapon adorned with decorative feathers or cloths being embroidered on a loom.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 己 — "[mongo:zcduZx2GibjRrjKqv] Edited explanation a tiny bit"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Possibly a pictograph of a silk rope, in which case would be the original form of 紀, or a hairpin. Either way, the original form is unrelated to the current meaning. → Origin unclear. Possibly a pictograph of a silk rope, in which case would be the original form of 紀, or a hairpin for knotting hair. Either way, the original form is unrelated to the current meaning.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 己 — "[mongo:eh3qua6z9C8PMALJS] Added possible depictions for this character."