Duplicate of 口 (mouth). Depicts multiple mouths making lots of noise.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | xjwon | qʷʰar | clamor, shout |
說文解字
《說文》：“吅，驚嘑也。从二口，讀若讙。”
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)