Origin unclear. Various explainations include (1) possibly derives from 入 (enter), with two strokes on the bottom to distinguish it from 入 (enter) or (2) a pictograph of a hut, which is thought to be the original form of 廬. Either way, the current meaning is a phoentic loan.
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ljuwk | k.ruk | six |
說文解字
《說文》：“六，《易》之數，陰變於六，正於八。从入，从八。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.635-637Wiktionary
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Original meaning: place name
Phonosemantic compound. 牙 represents the sound and ⻏ represents the meaning. Based on the original use as a place name. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | zjae | sə.ɢA | awry |
| zjo | sə.la | walk slowly | |
| yae | ɢ(r)A | 琅邪 (name of a mountain in Shāndōng) | |
| yae | [ɢ](r)A | (interrogative particle) |
說文解字
《說文》：“邪，琅邪郡。从邑，牙聲。”
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)