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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ki | k(r)ə | base (n.) |
說文解字
《說文》:“基,牆始也。从土,其聲。”
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tshawX | [tsʰ]ˤawʔ | grasp (v.) |
| tshawH | [tsʰ]ˤawʔ-s | (what is grasped:) principles |
說文解字
《說文》:“操,把持也。从手,喿聲。”
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Original meaning: cut throat
Depicts a knife (刀) cutting with drops of blood coming out, based on the original meaning "cut throat", now written as 刎. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | mjut | mut | don't |
| mjut | mut | not ... it |
說文解字
《說文》:“勿,州里所建旗。象其柄,有三游。雜帛,幅半異。所以趣民,故遽稱勿勿。,勿或从。”
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