Original meaning: sound of a drum
Depicts the sound (彡) coming from a drum (壴). Based on the original meaning "sound of a drum". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | baeng | C.[b]ˤraŋ | (place name) |
說文解字
《說文》：“彭，鼓聲也。从壴，彡聲。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
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Original meaning: fight
Phonosemantic compound. 盾 represents the meaning and 尃 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "fight", which later shifted to "win", "plentiful", and "gamble".
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pak | pˤak | broad |
說文解字
《說文》：“博，大，通也。从十，从尃。尃，布也。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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Original meaning: firewood
Phonosemantic component. 辛 represents the sound, and 斤 (axe) and 木 (tree) represent the original meaning "firewood", now written as 薪. The meaning later shifted to "fresh" and "new".
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Sound (1)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | sin | s.tsʰi[n] | new |
說文解字
《說文》：“新，取木也。从斤，新聲。”
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Original meaning: god of soil
Originally depicted a god (礻) of the soil (土). The meaning later shifted to "shrine", "congregation", and "society".
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzyaeX | m-tʰAʔ | sacrifice to the spirit of the soil |
說文解字
《說文》：“社，地主也。从示、土。《春秋傳》曰：‘共工之子句龍為社神。’《周禮》：‘二十五家為社，各樹其土所宜之木。’，古文社。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
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- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
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Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | mjun | mu[n] | hear (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“聞，知聞也。从耳，門聲。，古文从昏。”
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)