Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | bjowngX | m-pʰ(r)oŋʔ | present (v.) with both hands |
| phjowngX | pʰ(r)oŋʔ | hold with both hands; to present; receive |
說文解字
《說文》：“奉，承也。从手，从廾，丰聲。”
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)
Original meaning: fine-tasting
Depicts a spoon (匕) going into the mouth (口), conveying the original meaning "fine-tasting". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsyijX | kijʔ | fine-tasting |
說文解字
《說文》：“旨，美也。从甘，匕聲。，古文旨。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.396-397
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)