Original meaning: cut wood
Pictograph of a blade for cutting trees. Original form of 柞. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzraeH | [dz]ˤrak-s | suddenly |
說文解字
《說文》：“乍，止也。一曰亡也。从亡，从一。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.871-872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)
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Sound (0 of 1 verified)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | phuX | pʰˤaʔ | river bank |
| Zhengzhang | pʰaːʔ | ||
| Unicode | pǒ |
說文解字
瀕也。从水甫聲。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)