Pictograph of a shears-like tool for cutting grass.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ngjojH | ŋa[t]-s | mow, cut (v.) |
| ngjojH | ŋa[t]-s | mow; regulate |
說文解字
《說文》：“乂，芟艸也。从丿，从乁相交。刈，乂或从刀。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 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)