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Bronze Warring States 475-221 BC 
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC 
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC 
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC 
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD Regular Modern
Typo
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Simplified form of 爾. Origin unclear. Various theories include a spiked weapon adorned with decorative feathers or cloths being embroidered on a loom.
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | nyeX | n[ə][r]ʔ | you(r) |
說文解字
《說文》：“尒，詞之必然也。从入、丨、八，八象气之分散。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.259董蓮池《說文解字考正》p.129
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)