Components
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ngæm | [ŋ]ˤr[a]m (< uvular?) | rocky, lofty |
| Zhengzhang | ŋraːm | ||
| Unicode | ngam |
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Simplified
Components
監 SoundSimplified component
Shorthand for the sound component 監 in the traditional character 鹽.
卜 Simplified component
Shorthand for the meaning component 鹵 in the traditional character 鹽.
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | yem | [ɢr][o]m | salt (n.) |
| yemH | [ɢr][o]m-s | salt (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“鹽，鹹也。从鹵，監聲。古者宿沙初作煮海鹽。”
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)