Components
Character Evolution
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Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kje | [k](r)aj | odd (number) |
| gje | N-k(r)aj | strange |
說文解字
《說文》：“奇，異也。一曰不耦。从大，从可。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
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- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Components
Character Evolution
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| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | pʰraː |
說文解字
華也。从艸皅聲。
Sources
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- Unicode
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- Zhengzhang Shangfang
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- Academia Sinica
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Simplified
Original meaning: carry on the head
Phonosemantic compound. 廾 represents the meaning and 已 represents the sound. Simplified form of 異. Based on the original meaning "carry on the head", now written as 戴. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | yiH | ɢ(r)ək-s | different |
說文解字
《說文》：“异，舉也。从廾，聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 李学勤《字源》p.204-205
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- Unicode
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- Baxter-Sagart
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說文解字
《說文》：“卉，艸之總名也。从艸、屮。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫The Digital Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese
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- Unicode
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- Academia Sinica
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Traditional
Original meaning: carry on the head
Depicts two hands putting something on top of the head. Based on the original meaning "carry on the head", now written as 戴. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | yiH | ɢ(r)ək-s | different |
說文解字
《說文》：“異，分也。从廾、从畀。畀，予也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 李学勤《字源》p.204-205
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)