Recent Changes
edit character approved 厷 — "[mongo:ttEbzDYKpNnyjPWTB] Made the character not look squished."
- Strokes (simplified)
- 4 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Western Zhou (~800 BC))
- + Seal (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
- + Clerical (Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 艰 — "[mongo:yFYGb9hdr4sDXhME9] 𦰩→ 又"
- Components
- + 又 Simplified Shorthand for the 𦰩 component in the traditional character 艱.
- - 𦰩 Simplified
Changed: components
edit character approved 艰 — "[mongo:FiZT6GEnR9qdzEEzn] Updated the whole character. (etymology, components, source, etc.)"
- Hint
- Simplified form of 艱. Originally pictograph of person (卩 or 女) guarding a drum (壴) to report difficulties. Later reanalyzed as a compound of 𦰩 and 艮, which both represent the sound.
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- 艮 Sound
- hint: tough → Originally written as 壴 but later reanalyzed as 艮 to represent the sound.
- type: meaning → sound
- + 𦰩 Simplified Shorthand for the 𦰩 component in the traditional character 艱.
- - 又 Simplified
- 艮 Sound
- Sources
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources
edit character approved 難 — "[mongo:SAQyunzh9QYEg34Mt] Switched component positions."
- Strokes (simplified)
- 19 strokes
- Historical images
- + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Qin dynasty (221-206 BC))
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 剪 — "[mongo:Lx68JkhFsmCzncPX7] Switched the positions of where the components show up (前 being introduced first rather than 刀, which is consistant with the top to bottom, left to right format)."
- Strokes (simplified)
- 11 strokes
- Historical images
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character rejected 跩 — "[mongo:bZLyhkogsZNyFZCJQ] Added components. 曳 is likely a sound component because it is pronounced "jai6" in cantonese, which matches the pronunciation of "跩" in cantonese (also jai6) "
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 曳 represents the sound.
- Components
- + 足 Meaning
- + 曳 Sound
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-7
- Component 2: 8-13
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
Reviewer: "Seems like you're new here. You need to take your info from a reputable source, which is shown on the "Table of Contents" in the homepage. Please cite your sources in the "CustomSource" textbox (which should be from the reputable sources) before making a contribution."
edit character approved 扁 — "[mongo:NPPzTpHwigW7Nbe5K] Depicts a singboardaffixed to a door."
- Components
- 冊 Iconic
- hint: Depicts a flat thing affixed to a door. → Depicts a signboard affixed to a door.
- 冊 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 难 — "[mongo:Qs4nuMEc8ZTyLAxZT] Standardized the etymology description."
- Hint
- Simplified form of 難. Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 𦰩 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "type of bird", which is unrelated to the modern meaning. → Simplified form of 難. Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 𦰩 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "type of bird". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Changed: hint
edit character rejected 剪 — "[mongo:8oPEg8rg9Tid3qSgT] to cut"
- Components
- 前 SoundMeaning
- type: sound → sound, meaning
- 前 SoundMeaning
Changed: components
edit character approved 难 — "[mongo:QN8cuuzm6iduiZFTF] typ o fix"
- Hint
- Simplified from of 難. Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 𦰩 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "type of bird", which is unrelated to the modern meaning. → Simplified form of 難. Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 𦰩 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "type of bird", which is unrelated to the modern meaning.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 难 — "[mongo:nHoYRvboGhrivnCFd] 堇 → 𦰩"
- Hint
- Simplified from of 難. Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 堇 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "type of bird", which is unrelated to the modern meaning. → Simplified from of 難. Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 𦰩 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "type of bird", which is unrelated to the modern meaning.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 难 — "[mongo:jE2E3NNAXAjTdtA7P] 堇 → 𦰩"
- Components
- 又 Simplified
- hint: Shorthand for the 堇 component in the traditional character 難. → Shorthand for the 𦰩 component in the traditional character 難.
- 又 Simplified
Changed: components
edit character approved 难 — "[mongo:zneBrYZgGEzDsxaxN] added "of""
- Hint
- Simplified from 難. Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 堇 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "type of bird", which is unrelated to the modern meaning. → Simplified from of 難. Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 堇 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "type of bird", which is unrelated to the modern meaning.
Changed: hint
edit character rejected 艰 — "[mongo:MYAQjRXq6GN6xwxzx] phoon"
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Components
- 艮 Sound
- hint: tough → (empty)
- type: meaning → sound
- 艮 Sound
Changed: verified, components
edit character rejected 筑 — "[mongo:6xBqTdxLRhmLyr6iY] phase"
- Gloss
- short name for Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Guìyáng] → ancient lute
- Hint
- A strong 巩 bamboo ⺮ building; ⺮ also provides the pronunciation → (empty)
- Verified
- No → Yes
Changed: gloss, hint, verified
edit character approved 築 — "[mongo:rQsL6a5v75wvhNnRt] Verify"
No field changes detected.
Changed: hint, verified, sources
edit character approved 侢 — "[mongo:G3oir573SwTv4Zch4] stroke"
No field changes detected.
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 堇 — "[mongo:HdqyPBStHpm2MJkPZ] Because, this was the result of the component 𦰩 fusing together with 土, which in turn 堇 looks identical to 𦰩. Both graphs contain a depiction of a criminal (or person with their arms crossed, depending on the interpretation) with their mouth open, so that's why the two look identical to each other."
- Original meaning
- burn a person alive as a sacrifice
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Stroke count (simplified)
- 11
- Strokes (simplified)
- 11 strokes
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-8,10
- Component 2: 9-11
- Component 3: 11
- Historical images
- + Bronze (Early Warring States (~400 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
- Historical pronunciations
- + baxter-sagart OC: *[g]rə[r] MC: gin
- Sources
- + 李学勤《字源》p.1198
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.912
edit character approved 𬀷 — "[mongo:XADs2BbAAxGtW6RjA] source"
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Stroke count (simplified)
- 11
- Strokes (simplified)
- 11 strokes
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-2
- Component 2: 3-11
edit character approved 傷 — "[mongo:FfKXyCwwjW7PbBzMJ] removed the random extra 𬀷 in the etymology description."
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 𬀷 represents the sound. 𬀷 → Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 𬀷 represents the sound.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 堇 — "[mongo:Nc7ynC54iTBWNjopt] Not an edit, just a question, but why does 𦰩 (as a radical) look LITERALLY indentical to 堇, when we've separated them into two different characters??"
- Original meaning
- burn a person alive as a sacrifice
- Verified
- No → Yes
- Stroke count (simplified)
- 11
- Strokes (simplified)
- 11 strokes
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-8,10
- Component 2: 9-11
- Component 3: 11
- Historical images
- + Bronze (Early Warring States (~400 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
- + Clerical (Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD))
- Historical pronunciations
- + baxter-sagart OC: *[g]rə[r] MC: gin
- Sources
- + 李学勤《字源》p.1198
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.912
edit character approved 𥏫 — "[mongo:YkBEerCykXmih6RWf] by the way, these edits are just shots in the dark. if there is a better source that's discovered that contradicts these edits, please revert or change them."
- Stroke count (simplified)
- 14
- Strokes (simplified)
- 14 strokes
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-5
- Component 2: 6-14
- Historical images
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
edit character approved 𥏫 — "[mongo:HEJ6gK5Tfyvam9iiC] added components and source (forgot it earlier)."
- Components
- + 矢 Meaning
- + 昜 Sound
- Strokes (simplified)
- 14 strokes
- Historical images
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𥏫 — "[mongo:RxCN333H6ToRz6Kiv] Added stroke order, gloss, etymology description, and source."
No field changes detected.
Changed: gloss, hint, verified, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 𬀷 — "[mongo:njrwLnFfejuLAYsqE] 𬀷 is "probably" a variant of 𥏫. zi.tools is the only website that I use which could provide decently useful information on such an obscure character like this one."
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 矢 represents the meaning and 昜 represents the sound. → Variant of 𥏫. Phonosemantic compound. 矢 represents the meaning and 昜 represents the sound.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 见 — "[mongo:DdgcHWd3piaZvM8LH] 儿 -> 卩 (Source: https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E8%A6%8B) Credit to moonMyo for the initial edit suggestion."
- Hint
- Simplified form of 見. Pictograph of a person (儿) using their eye (目) to see (見). → Simplified form of 見. Pictograph of a person (卩) using their eye (目) to see (見).
Changed: hint
edit character approved 見 — "[mongo:wqrfynFyPeDWEgDf8] 儿 -> 卩 (Source: https://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/Lexis/lexi-mf/search.php?word=%E8%A6%8B)"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person (儿) using their eye (目) to see (見). → Pictograph of a person (卩) using their eye (目) to see (見).
Changed: hint
edit character rejected 扁 — "[mongo:h6AkBBgqbv5J8M5Af] Depicts a singboardaffixed to a door."
- Components
- 冊 Iconic
- hint: Depicts a flat thing affixed to a door. → (empty)
- 冊 Iconic
Changed: components
edit character rejected 愆 — "[mongo:sFK3waKbTptjbNbjZ] Verify"
No field changes detected.
Changed: verified, sources
edit character rejected 築 — "[mongo:rNDnfGz3oswRFgo3Q] com"
- Hint
- Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 筑 represents the sound. → (empty)
Changed: hint, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 雚 — "[mongo:ZTHmpCbTJQ3jyPgaA] I see.. then I'll just fix it to be centered"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 17 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 奏 — "[mongo:a9JX9SK3sEToBAvKK] tweak wording"
- Hint
- Depicts holding decorative plant (𠦪) in both hands (廾) to pray. → Depicts holding decorative plant (𠦪) in both hands (廾) for use in a musical performance to pray.
- Original meaning
- perform music and dance as prayer
Changed: hint, original meaning
edit character rejected 跩 — "[mongo:HikNqXG4hmZv9bACW] stroke"
No field changes detected.
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 熯 — "[mongo:ok5HErAwhYyZmioGc] stroke"
No field changes detected.
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 堇 — "[mongo:NHzK5oFz66pfkDArS] Tweaked entry"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a person facing upwards with their mouth open over a fire. Based on the original meaning "burn". The meaning later shifted to "bake", "dry out", and "clay". → Pictograph of burning a tortured person (𦰩) over fire (火) as sacrifice, now written as 熯. The meaning later shifted to "bake", "dry out", and "clay".
- Original meaning
- burn a person alive as a sacrifice
Changed: hint, original meaning
edit character approved 𦰋 — "[mongo:oRi4Xg839FtEhmMHS] New strokes (Divided top horizontal line because it isn't from 艹)"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 9 strokes
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 蒦 — "[mongo:eYdHzxmD7W3KYytEH] New strokes (Divided top horizontal line because it isn't from 艹)"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 13 strokes
- Historical images
- + Bronze (Late Warring States (~250 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character rejected 雚 — "[mongo:jFYgsFRKh3rNWxEPb] New strokes (Devided top horizontal line because it isn't from 艹)"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 17 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Bronze (Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
Reviewer: "That's certainly true but in a lot of encoded fonts, the top part of this graph is written as 艹. I'd say we keep it the way it is because its the most acceptable way to write this component."
edit character approved 侮 — "[mongo:mFQ9DYco72Hpcc7zG] Phonosemantic"
No field changes detected.
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 襲 — "[mongo:gScboFpmvDKZoMA6i] 龖"
No field changes detected.
Changed: hint, components
edit character approved 奏 — "[mongo:atz3AYYiEQzxFBWmv] Verify"
- Hint
- Depicts holding decorative plant (𠦪) in both hands (廾) for use in a musical performance to pray. → Depicts holding decorative plant (𠦪) in both hands (廾) to pray.
- Strokes (simplified)
- 9 strokes→9 strokes
Source: animcjk → dong
Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 龖 — "[mongo:ac6WBxag8ymZHzThY] Rollback AR5cKX7q27AnHYBNQ"
- Strokes (simplified)
- 32 strokes
- Historical images
- + Oracle ((~1250-1000 BC))
- + Seal (Shuowen (~100 AD))
Changed: hint, verified, components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character rejected 侮 — "[mongo:L2c4X2PeDbvDdDTfq] ."
- Components
- 每 Unknown
- type: sound → unknown
- isOldPronunciation: true → (empty)
- 每 Unknown
Changed: components
edit character rejected 奏 — "[mongo:9keYRMpik2cTc6fGT] someone check this"
- Hint
- Depicts holding decorative plant (𠦪) in both hands (廾) for use in a musical performance to pray. → Depicts two hands holding a plant.
- Components
- - 𠦪 Iconic
- - 廾 Iconic
Changed: hint, components
Reviewer: "Origin already added in"
edit character rejected 伤 — "[mongo:acuPcp8RcMdtfWgNW] 𬀷"
- Components
- 力 Simplified
- hint: Shorthand for the phonetic 昜 component in the traditional character 傷. → Shorthand for the phonetic 𬀷 component in the traditional character 傷.
- - ◎ Unknown
- 力 Simplified
- Strokes (simplified)
- 6 strokes
Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images