xiū​gǎi​gǎo

revised draft

xiū decorate, embellish, repair

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Sound component
yōu distant
Meaning component
shān, xiǎn hair

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsjuws-liw adorn

說文解字

飾也。从彡攸聲。

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

gǎi change

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Sound component
self
Change in sound
Meaning component
tap

is a component form of .

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkojXC.qˤəʔ change (v.)

說文解字

《說文》:“改,更也。从攴、己。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

稿 gǎo draft

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
grain stalk
Sound component
gāo high

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkawXCə.[k]ˤawʔstraw
Zhengzhangkaːwʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica