Simplified
Original meaning: good
Simplified form of 慶. Depicts a legendary animal considered to be good (廌) and a heart (心).
Components
广 Simplified component
Shorthand for the top part of the traditional character 慶.
大 Simplified component
Shorthand for the bottom part of the traditional character 慶.
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
Pictograph of a person with a line added at the head area, representing the meaning "head" or "first".
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ngjwon | [ŋ]o[r] (< nasal + uvular) | head; first |
說文解字
《說文》：“元，始也。从一，从兀。”
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 | khjaengH | [kʰ]raŋ-s | happy, rejoice |
說文解字
《說文》：“慶，行賀人也。从心，从夊，吉禮以鹿皮為贄，故从鹿省。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.791-792
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)