Simplified
Original meaning: sacrificial altar for food
Originally a pictograph of a sacrificial altar for food, now written as 俎. The current meaning "moreover" is a phonetic loan.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsjo | tsa | [final particle] |
| tshjaeX | [tsʰ]Aʔ | moreover |
說文解字
《說文》：“且，薦也。从几，足有二橫，一其下地也。”
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)
Traditional
Original meaning: cold water
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 兄 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | xjwangH | [m̥]aŋ-s | compare with, be equal to |
| xjwangH | [m̥]aŋ-s | how much the more |
說文解字
《說文》：“況，寒水也。从水，兄聲。”
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)