刘宋时代 Origin — Chinese Character Wiki

liú surname Simplified

Original meaning: type of battle axe

Simplified form of 劉. Phonosemantic compound. 卯 represents the sound and 金 and 刂 represent the meaning. Based on the original meaning "battle-axe". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

文 Simplified component

wén writing

Shorthand for the left side of the traditional character 劉.

刂 Meaning component

dāo knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

Change in meaning

刂 hints at the original meaning of 刘, "type of battle axe", which is no longer the most common meaning of 刘 in modern Mandarin.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

浏

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode

sòng Song dynasty

Original meaning: dwelling

Depicts a building (宀) made of wood (木). Based on the original meaning "dwelling". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

宀 Iconic component

mián roof

木 Iconic component

mù tree

Character Evolution

Bronze form — Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC

Seal form — Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC

Clerical form — Clerical Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC

Regular Modern

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	sowngH	[s]ˤuŋ-s	(place name)

說文解字

《說文》：“宋，居也。从宀，从木。”

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)

shí time Simplified

Simplified form of 時.

Components

日 Meaning component

rì sun

寸 Simplified component

cùn, cun (hand), inch

Shorthand for the 寺 component in the traditional character 時.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 3 verified)

鲥莳埘

Sources

Readings & variants: Unicode

dài replace

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 弋 represents the sound.

Components

亻 Meaning component

rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

弋 Sound component

yì to shoot

Change in sound

代 and 弋 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Old Chinese.
代 *lˤək-s
弋 *lək

Character Evolution

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Component uses

Sound (1 of 6 verified)

袋贷黛岱玳貸

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	dojH	lˤək-s	replace

說文解字

《說文》：“代，更也。从人，弋聲。”

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)

surname Traditional

Original meaning: type of battle axe

Phonosemantic compound. 卯 represents the sound and 金 and 刂 represent the meaning. Based on the original meaning "battle-axe". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.