approvedby Peter Olson · Oct 9, 2020, 02:11 PM· Reviewed by Peter Olson on Oct 9, 2020, 02:11 PM
add meaning component hint
Changed fields: components
Original meaning: to hold
Phonosemantic compound. 又 represents the meaning and 之 represents the sound. 又 was later reanalyzed as 寸, which also depicts a hand. Based on the original meaning "to hold", now written as 持. The current meaning "temple" is a phonetic loan.
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 止 than it was in ancient scripts.
Character Evolution
BronzeLate Western Zhou~800 BCBronzeLate Spring and Autumn~500 BCBronzeEarly Warring States~400 BCSealLate Spring and Autumn~500 BCSealWarring States (Chu)475-221 BCSealWestern Han202 BC-9 ADSealShuowen~100 ADClericalQin221-206 BCClericalWestern Han202 BC-9 ADClericalEastern Han25-220 ADRegularModern
