Depicts a hairpin. Ancient form of 笄.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ken | [k]ˤe[r] | even, level (Shuōwén) |
說文解字
《說文》：“幵，平也。象二干對構，上平也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 李学勤《字源》p.1237-1238
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)