Original meaning: sepals
Pictograph of sepals of a flower. The modern meaning "no" is a phonetic loan.
Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pjuw | pə | not |
| pjuw | pə | 不律 writing brush (pron. in Wú 吳 ap. Shuōwén; E. Hàn) |
說文解字
《說文》：“不，鳥飛上翔不下來也。从一，一猶天也。象形。”
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Simplified
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Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | ɡroːɡ | |
| Unicode | hak |
說文解字
《說文》：“确，礊石也。从石，角聲。，确或从。”
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Components
Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dengH | N-tˤeŋ-s | become fixed; settled (v.i.) |
| dengH | m-tˤeŋ-s | make fixed, settle (v.t.) | |
| tengH | tˤeŋ-s | ready-cooked (food) |
說文解字
《說文》：“定，安也。从宀，从正。”
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | sjengH | seŋ-s | nature |
說文解字
《說文》：“性，人之陽气性善者也。从心，生聲。”
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Components
Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ngjwon | N-ɢʷar | spring, source; origin |
| ngjwon | N-ɢʷar | high plain (n.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“，水泉本也。从灥出厂下。原，篆文从泉。”
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Original meaning: cut jade
Phonosemantic compound. 𤣩 represents the meaning and 里 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | liX | m(ə).rəʔ | cut jade; regulate |
| liX | m(ə).rəʔ | reason; principle |
說文解字
《說文》：“理，治玉也。从玉，里聲。”
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Traditional
Components
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khaewk | [k]ʰˤrawk | solid, firm |
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