Recent Changes
edit character approved 任 — "[mongo:tiSnx3sZ25RXycDm3] Added the original meaning"
- Original meaning
- to hold in arms
Changed: original meaning, sources
edit character approved 壬 — "[mongo:BmmPjB8f54DJBaXgs] Adding etymology and gloss for "thread spool", according to Outlier from a rather recent source which I did not have a copy of."
- Gloss
- 9th heavenly stem → (thread spool),9th heavenly stem
- Hint
- Origin unclear. → Depicts a spool of thread. The modern meaning "9th heavenly stem" is a phonetic loan.
- Original meaning
- thread spool
Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, sources
edit character approved 何 — "[mongo:XutaQ3jbRLtEzMhB2] Added that the current meaning is a phonetic loan."
- Hint
- Depiction of a man carrying an axe on over his shoulders. The right side of the form was later phoneticized into 可. → Depiction of a man carrying an axe on over his shoulders. The right side of the form was later phoneticized into 可. The current meaning "what" is a phonetic loan.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 何 — "[mongo:CTXzW5pjbABjpt3yJ] Added original iconographic meaning and etymology."
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 可 represents the sound. → Depiction of a man carrying an axe on over his shoulders. The right side of the form was later phoneticized into 可.
- Original meaning
- shoulder a burden
- Components
- 亻 Meaning
- isFromOriginalMeaning: (empty) → true
- 亻 Meaning
Changed: hint, original meaning, components
edit character approved 逮 — "[mongo:s5wicDz2NH2RDhZjZ] typo in etymology"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. Both 辶 (movement) and 隶 (seize) represent the meaning, 隶 resents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. Both 辶 (movement) and 隶 (seize) represent the meaning, 隶 represents the sound.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 逮 — "[mongo:bwcR2QXeCGkHzeyJ6] Added usual phonosemantic etymology and updated 隶 dai4 as both a sound and meaning component."
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. Both 辶 (movement) and 隶 (seize) represent the meaning, 隶 resents the sound.
Changed: hint, verified, components
edit character approved 隸 — "[mongo:P3RvPy3hdMz82R3r2] Sound and meaning component were swapped. Filled in the usual phonosemantic etymology template for no other reason than consistency."
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 柰 represents the sound and 隶 represents the meaning. → Phonosemantic compound. 柰 represents the sound, 隶 represents the meaning.
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 隶 — "[mongo:pkxC64Wy5MnJSbEqa] Updated etymology, components, and original meaning."
- Hint
- Depicts a hand (又) grabbing a tail (尾) from behind. Based on the original meaning "catch from behind", now written as 逮. In simplified Chinese 隶 is also used to mean "subservient", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 隸. → A hand 彐 grabbing a tail from behind.
- Original meaning
- catch from behind → to catch from behind
- Components
- 尾 Iconic
- hint: Derived from the pictographic form of 尾 (tail). → Derives from an ancient and simpler form of 尾 (tail)
- 尾 Iconic
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- - 季旭昇《說文新證》p.221-222
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 猜 — "[mongo:Ety5gf3dJ5Er6pTsh] Added the original meaning to explain 犭and mentioned how the current meanings derived from it."
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 青 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 青 represents the sound. Meanings derived from resentful suspicion.
- Original meaning
- viciously resent
- Components
- 犭 Meaning
- hint: 犭 is a component form of 犬. → 犭(dog, animal) signifies animalistic sentiment.
- isFromOriginalMeaning: (empty) → true
- 犭 Meaning
Changed: hint, original meaning, components
edit character approved 箭 — "[mongo:453PZ2WzzLTB6Lavs] verify"
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Changed: verified, sources
edit character approved 前 — "[mongo:BS8gPhZxoJAgRcMCf] more concise explanation while trying to preserve all of the details"
- Hint
- Phonetic loan, originally from 歬. 歬 depicts washing feet but became used phonetically to mean both "cut" and "in front". An added 刂 (knife) once distinguished 前 as the original form of "cut", but later this too became used phonetically for the current meaning "in front". A later 刀 (knife) continues to distinguish 剪 as the current form of "cut", which left "in front" to become the sole meaning of 前. → Phonosemantic compound. 歬 represents the sound, and 刂 represents the meaning. Based on the original meaning "cut", now written as 剪. The current meaning "in front" is a phonetic loan.
- Components
- 歬 Sound
- hint: Depicts washing feet. Once the phonetic loan for both "cut" and "in front". → (empty)
- 歬 Sound
Changed: hint, components, sources
edit character approved 前 — "[mongo:tD7i7hzfAkZLDTPc9] I think 刂 here was used for the meaning "cut" rather than part of an iconic depiction involving the form of a knife. 刂 is a meaning component in the other phonosemantic characters like 刻."
- Components
- 刂 Meaning
- type: iconic → meaning
- 刂 Meaning
Changed: components
edit character approved 前 — "[mongo:TcKLs4qRS32G2Rapz] Tried to cram in the newer etymology and reflect this in the components"
- Hint
- Originally written as 歬, depicting putting shoes on feet to prepare to go forward. The 刂 (knife) component was added because 前 is phonetically similar to 剪 (cut) and was sometimes used to mean "cut". → Phonetic loan, originally from 歬. 歬 depicts washing feet but became used phonetically to mean both "cut" and "in front". An added 刂 (knife) once distinguished 前 as the original form of "cut", but later this too became used phonetically for the current meaning "in front". A later 刀 (knife) continues to distinguish 剪 as the current form of "cut", which left "in front" to become the sole meaning of 前.
- Original meaning
- cut
- Components
- 歬 Sound
- hint: Depicts putting shoes on feet (止) to prepare to go forward. → Depicts washing feet. Once the phonetic loan for both "cut" and "in front".
- type: sound, iconic → sound
- 刂 Iconic
- isFromOriginalMeaning: (empty) → true
- 歬 Sound
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + The Outlier Linguistics Dictionary of Chinese Characters
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources
edit character approved 察 — "[mongo:9GYXL4XAcNBHgjWZp] explain meaning evolution"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 祭 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 祭 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "eaves". The meaning later shifted to "observe from above", "examine", and "inspect".
Changed: hint
edit character approved 韋 — "[mongo:8ozqsXX3Ybixjroue] add original meaning to gloss"
- Gloss
- tanned leather → (surround a city), tanned leather
Changed: gloss
edit character approved 歬 — "[mongo:2RJBr4AtZNyRZ4AZ2] add link to source"
Changed: sources
edit character approved 歬 — "[mongo:Q48T67obGAjjjq9DR] Added a more recent etymology"
- Hint
- Original form of 前. Depicts putting shoes on feet (止) to prepare to go forward. → Original form of 前. Depicts washing feet. Borrowed very early for its sound to mean "go forward". Mistaken for depicting putting shoes on feet (止) to prepare to go forward.
- Original meaning
- washing feet
- Components
- 止 Iconic
- isFromOriginalMeaning: (empty) → true
- + 凡 Iconic Depicts a basin. A common corruption of 凡 (pan, tray), visually similar but unrelated to 舟 (boat). Sometimes the archaic form of 桶 (bucket, tub).
- - ◎ Iconic
- 止 Iconic
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + The Outlier Linguistics Dictionary of Chinese Characters
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources
edit character approved 察 — "[mongo:g2fcgqnjJ93d9SmdC] Added the original meaning "eaves" to explain the meaning from 宀"
- Original meaning
- eaves
- Components
- 宀 Meaning
- isFromOriginalMeaning: (empty) → true
- 宀 Meaning
Changed: original meaning, components
edit character approved 韓 — "[mongo:x3DsRyafqEmLinzTb] Realized there was a checkbox for modern components that look different than the original character."
- Components
- 倝 Sound
- hint: Abbreviated as 𠦝 → (empty)
- isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true
- 倝 Sound
Changed: components
edit character approved 韩 — "[mongo:e6bWRFwGwAFHSXFRv] Realized there was a checkbox for modern components that look different than the original character."
- Components
- 倝 Sound
- hint: Abbreviated as 𠦝 → (empty)
- isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true
- 倝 Sound
Changed: components
edit character approved 韓 — "[mongo:b63Jf6mcuRnsQHAHQ] Realized that 倝 is the component linked to in other occurrences of 𠦝, so I'm following that here now."
- Components
- + 倝 Sound Abbreviated as 𠦝
- - 𠦝 Sound
Changed: components
edit character approved 韩 — "[mongo:b7WHWZCgMea5H7bg9] Realized that 倝 is the component linked to in other occurrences of 𠦝, so I'm following that here now."
- Components
- + 倝 Sound Abbreviated as 𠦝
- - 𠦝 Sound
Changed: components
edit character approved 𠦝 — "[mongo:26JPS7jm4wm4bLNDT] Adding old pronunciations, but I can't figure out how to add modern definitions or pronunciations. "
- Historical pronunciations
- + OC: *[k]ˤar-s MC: kanH
Changed: pronunciations
edit character approved 韓 — "[mongo:wRPxAAMjzcDNPFzq9] Made some mistakes. 韋 rather than 韦 and 韓 in the description and components, respectively."
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 韦 represents the meaning and 𠦝 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 韋 represents the meaning and 𠦝 represents the sound.
- Components
- + 韋 Meaning
- - 韓 Meaning
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 韓 — "[mongo:EZq9ovknmKiLZjrgY] forgot to verify it"
- Verified
- No → Yes
Changed: verified
edit character approved 韓 — "[mongo:pBaz8MvrXqkcMKHdE] Duplicating component, etymology, and original meaning info from the simplified character."
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 韋 represents the meaning and 倝 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "fence surrounding a well". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Phonosemantic compound. 韦 represents the meaning and 𠦝 represents the sound.
- Components
- + 𠦝 Sound
- + 韓 Meaning
- - 倝 SoundRemnant
- - 韋 Meaning
Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, components
edit character approved 𠦝 — "[mongo:fMw6pJJKppcrWuw9f] Added that it's a variant of 倝, component form etymology, gloss of "sunrise". Verifying."
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Changed: gloss, hint, verified
edit character approved 韩 — "[mongo:CZA66HKu8Cy4MXvS4] Added components with hint for 𠦝, phonosemantic etymology, Baxter-Sagart pronunciations and gloss, Shuowen. Changed gloss from archaic "fence" to modern "Korea"."
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 韦 represents the meaning and 倝 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "fence surrounding a well". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → Phonosemantic compound. 韦 represents the meaning and 𠦝 represents the sound.
- Components
- 韦 Meaning
- isFromOriginalMeaning: false → true
- + 𠦝 Sound Abbreviated from 倝
- - 倝 SoundRemnant
- 韦 Meaning
- Historical pronunciations
- + OC: *[g]ˤar MC: han
Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, pronunciations, shuowenExplanation
edit character approved 凉 — "[mongo:zzXv8wEsiFp8yPdDs] more concise"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 冫 here is not the component form of 冰 but a simplification of 氵 based on the original meaning of "light alcohol, dilute wine". 京 represents the sound. Simplified form of 涼. → Phonosemantic compound. 冫 is a simplification of 氵 (water), based on the original meaning "light alcohol, dilute wine". 京 represents the sound. Simplified form of 涼.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 惠 — "[mongo:WhMD3Yw8axnYY5tpH] Added 叀 as a sound component. Removed component hints. Added the usual phonosemantic "Etymology description". Added "benevolence" as the original meaning, perhaps unnecessarily. Verifying. Source: 漢語多功能字庫"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 12 strokes→12 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 证 — "[mongo:fegv8vH92NiAmREwQ] Adding that 正 is also a meaning component. Adding which meanings of 正 are relevant to the original meaning of 证. Source: 漢語多功能字庫, although perhaps the meanings matching is a coincidence, but 正 is used to give one of the definitions. Outlier agrees too."
- Components
- 正 SoundMeaning
- hint: (empty) → The meanings “to correct, make right, rectify” of 正 zhèng indicate the original meaning "to admonish" of 证 zhèng
- type: sound → sound, meaning
- 正 SoundMeaning
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: components, sources
edit character approved 凉 — "[mongo:KWiqjKuB3uSLMtwZj] Adding same original meaning as 涼 ("light alcohol, dilute wine"). Explaining that 冫 here is not the component form of 冰 but a simplification of 氵. This simplified variant actually predates PRC character simplification as I found it in the Kangxi dictionary. Source: 康熙字典|https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=en&id=318959"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 冫 represents the meaning and 京 represents the sound. Simplified form of 涼. → Phonosemantic compound. 冫 here is not the component form of 冰 but a simplification of 氵 based on the original meaning of "light alcohol, dilute wine". 京 represents the sound. Simplified form of 涼.
- Original meaning
- light alcohol, dilute wine
- Components
- 冫 MeaningSimplified
- hint: 冫 is a component form of 冰. → 氵 was simplified to 冫
- type: meaning → meaning, simplified
- 冫 MeaningSimplified
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources
edit character approved 爽 — "[mongo:GpkpbbWXD5oLMZLeZ] verify"
- Gloss
- happy → refreshing, clear, happy
- Hint
- A person 大 breathing lots of fresh air 爻 → Depicts a person (大) carrying things (爻) under each arm. Based on the original meaning "match, pair".
- Original meaning
- match, pair
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- 大 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a person.
- type: meaning → iconic
- 爻 Iconic
- hint: (empty) → Depicts a thing carried under the arm.
- type: meaning, remnant → iconic
- isFromOriginalMeaning: true → false
- 大 Iconic
- Historical pronunciations
- + OC: *sraŋɁ MC: srjangX
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: gloss, hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, pronunciations
edit character approved 爽 — "[mongo:Cjc2YYTw5HTZNhbiY] I'm not sure how to cite sources. There's an etymological explanation in Outlier but I'm not sure if it's fair to paraphrase that. The old pronunciations are from ABC Etymological Dictionary of Chinese."
- Original meaning
- match, pair → a matching pair
- Components
- 大 Meaning
- hint: Depicts a person. → (empty)
- type: iconic → meaning
- 爻 MeaningRemnant
- hint: Depicts a thing carried under the arm. → (empty)
- type: iconic → meaning, remnant
- isFromOriginalMeaning: false → true
- 大 Meaning
- Historical pronunciations
- + OC: *sraŋɁ MC: srjangX
- - zhengzhang
- - tang
Changed: original meaning, components, pronunciations
edit character approved 洪 — "[mongo:H7JMFrsmChAK9e6o4] verify"
No field changes detected.
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 汩 — "[mongo:9cHFbGpZmCRTZFzg5] verify"
No field changes detected.
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 和 — "[mongo:tH68QsHYRXvCvJGAK] reorder"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 8 strokes
- Historical images
- + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 妾 — "[mongo:2cynvZ3uvKgtXpLdD] 䇂"
- Hint
- Depicts a woman (女) with a damaged reputation (辛 is a pictograph of a tool used to tattoo the face of criminals as punishment). → Depicts a woman (女) with a damaged reputation (䇂 is a pictograph of a tool used to tattoo the face of criminals as punishment).
- Components
- 女 Iconic
- type: meaning → iconic
- + 䇂 Iconic
- - 辛 Meaning
- 女 Iconic
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 妾 — "[mongo:mcfRWks9SyQptBBPi] verify"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, sources
edit character approved 囧 — "[mongo:zwhPzN9JFvC5n99rX] change gloss"
- Gloss
- bright window
Changed: gloss
edit character approved 厌 — "[mongo:KETmMSB6FeD5b8vTz] 厭"
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Stroke count (simplified)
- 6
- Strokes (simplified)
- 6 strokes
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-2
- Component 2: 3-6
- Sources
- + 李学勤《字源》p.832
edit character approved 却 — "[mongo:sy64kurohJyBAQYMc] 卻"
- Original meaning
- retreat, withdraw
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Stroke count (simplified)
- 7
- Strokes (simplified)
- 7 strokes
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-5
- Component 2: 6-7
- Historical images
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD))
- Historical pronunciations
- + baxter-sagart OC: *[k]ʰak MC: khjak
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
edit character approved 卖 — "[mongo:2duBmxjLMkBJMio5S] 賣"
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Stroke count (simplified)
- 8
- Strokes (simplified)
- 8 strokes
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-2
- Component 2: 3-8
edit character approved 单 — "[mongo:HvxFSghRgcAjjjuv2] 單"
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Stroke count (simplified)
- 8
- Strokes (simplified)
- 8 strokes
edit character approved 冖 — "[mongo:Aie7nu9KKmXWsX4cL] 宀"
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Stroke count (simplified)
- 2
- Strokes (simplified)
- 2 strokes
- Historical images
- + Bronze (Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
edit character approved 丶 — "[mongo:PxrTK6peXerfwJACS] verify"
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Changed: hint, verified, sources
edit character approved 䒑 — "[mongo:bZbBYvW6EZ3YBaPyf] 艸"
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Stroke count (simplified)
- 6
edit character approved 䒑 — "[mongo:NGbSF7g4TYK3jjNM5] 艹"
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Stroke count (simplified)
- 6