列
liè HSK4

arrange

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approved by Peter Olson · Aug 28, 2021, 09:41 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Aug 28, 2021, 09:41 PM

fix component order

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Original meaning: break apart

歹 depicts a wooden post with a cracked bottom and 刂 depicts a knife. Both used to convey the original meaning "break apart". 歹 also represents the sound. The meaning later shifted to "arrange in order" and "list".

Components

歹
歹 Sound component
Change in sound
刂
刂 Meaning component

刂 is a component form of 刀.

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Jin 266-420 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartljet[r][e]t tear apart; rank

說文解字

《說文》：“列，分解也。从刀，聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.355
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)