Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | hen | [ɢ]ˤi[n] | string of bow or instrument |
| Zhengzhang | ɡeːn | ||
| Unicode | hen |
說文解字
弓弦也。从弓，象絲軫之形。凡弦之屬皆从弦。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Simplified
Components
米 Simplified component
Shorthand for 頪, the sound component in the traditional character 頪.
大 Simplified component
Shorthand for 犬, the meaning component in the traditional character 頪.
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kek | kˤik | strike (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“擊，攴也。从手，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)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | lwijH | [r]u[t]-s | category |
說文解字
《說文》：“類，種類相似，唯犬為甚。从犬，頪聲。”
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)