Depicts a lump of dirt on the ground.
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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
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Original meaning: vessel with a neck
Pictograph of a stemmed bowl. Based on the original meaning "vessel with a neck". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | duwH | [N.t]ˤo-s | bean |
| duwH | [d]ˤok-s | vessel with a neck |
說文解字
《說文》：“豆，古食肉器也。从口，象形。，古文豆。”
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)
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | nej | C.nˤ[əj] | mud |
| nejH | nˤər(ʔ)-s | impeded, obstructed (Lunyu) | |
| Zhengzhang | niːl | ||
| niːls | |||
| Unicode | nei | ||
| nèi |
說文解字
水。出北地郁郅北蠻中。从水尼聲。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)