Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | paek | pˤrak | father’s elder brother |
說文解字
《說文》：“伯，長也。从人，白聲。”
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Original meaning: to dig
Depicts holding a sharp wooden stick (弋) in the hand (又) to dig up dirt. Based on the original meaning "to dig". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | syuwk | s-tiwk | gather, harvest |
| syuwk | s-tiwk | 3rd of 4 brothers |
說文解字
《說文》：“叔，拾也。从又，尗聲。汝南名收芋為叔。，叔或从寸。”
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Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsuX | [ts]ˤaʔ | ancestor |
| Zhengzhang | ʔsaːʔ | ||
| Unicode | tzǒ |
說文解字
始廟也。从示且聲。
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- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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Pictograph of a woman kneeling, with two dots representing the two nipples that mothers use to feed their young.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | muwX | məʔ (? or *mˤoʔ) | mother |
說文解字
《說文》：“母，牧也。从女，象褱子形。一曰象乳子也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)