Original meaning: perform music and dance as prayer
Depicts holding decorative plant (𠦪) in both hands (廾) for use in a musical performance to pray.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsuwH | tsˤo(ʔ)-s | bring forward; perform (music) |
說文解字
《說文》：“奏，奏進也。从夲，从，从屮；屮，上進之義。，古文。，亦古文。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.778-779
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Pictograph of a bent ruler or L-shaped tool.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khjowk | kʰ(r)ok | to bend |
說文解字
《說文》：“曲，象器曲受物之形。或說，曲，蠶薄也。曲說文古文，古文曲。”
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)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | mjæng | m.reŋ | cry (of birds or animals) |
| Zhengzhang | mreŋ | ||
| Unicode | miæng |
說文解字
鳥聲也。从鳥从口。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)