Depicts a lump of dirt on the ground.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Meaning (51 of 186 verified)
Unknown (1)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | thuX | tʰˤaʔ | earth |
說文解字
《說文》：“土，地之吐生物者也。二象地之下、地之中物出形也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.906
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Pictograph of a tree.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Meaning (86 of 360 verified)
样机条权格根亲极查李标构案校模树村检概核架困枪楼松板材荣杨床植杰梅桌杜桥横杯梁枝闲柳柔柏械椅梯柱档桃柯桂棉柴柜杆棋朴栏棵框枯柄棍棒寨渠杭栽桶杖棚椎栖株棠桩桓朽榜枕枢榴梭棺栋桐梳杉棕樱梢橡棱枉梗栓桨槽栅梨榻橱杠檐槐椒栈楞枫榆桔椭柿梧槛樵檀橄楷桅橙榄橘榨枷楠桢栩梓杞楔桦枭椰檬榈橇椋槟楣梆樟桧槌榕橹椿棣柠柑杳榭榔栾榘榷椤椽槁枞杈柚柩枸榛樽榉栉梏栎桎楂楹杵樾楫桠杲榫槭橛杼棂枰樯槿臬槎杷柞榧枋桉枥槊枳枇柢桁桡栀槲椴樗榇柘檩蘖枵杓楸楦楝椁榱槔樘桤楮栌杪橥檠槠榍桴柙杌椹檎桷桕桫枘枨棹杩栊栲檫樨柽棰椟椠檗梃橼栳椐柁桄枧榀栝楱檑築柃楗閑樸檯櫞櫸橫槍構桲栴樁槃柵椪榅梟機樺榿棧欒楨榲欞櫛標櫆欄檸楳欖櫱枒棲條櫫柲檮槓檳楛檢桊楙樣櫪梼橈橋樅㓷柤柊槤樆橢槨櫻櫍櫃檻檔槜梣椆棶桿槺檜櫓𬃊權枓櫟梾樹楓杙槳栱極檃橾樞櫚櫥檵棟梔樛梿棻椥楊榮樑槀樓樴
Sound (0 of 1 verified)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | muwk | C.mˤok | tree, wood |
說文解字
《說文》：“木，冒也，冒地而生。東方之行。从屮，下象其根。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.484
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Pictograph of a person with a protruding midsection.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | syin | n̥i[ŋ] | body; self |
說文解字
《說文》：“身，躳也。象人之身。从人，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)