Pictograph of an axe handle.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khawX | C.qʰˤuʔ (Shuōwén; no pre-Qín exx.) | to sob |
說文解字
《說文》：“丂，气欲舒出，勹上礙於一也。丂，古文以為亏字，又以為巧字。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.391漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)