Originally written as 正. Phonosemantic compound. 彳 represents the meaning and 正 represents the sound. In simplified Chinese 征 is also used to mean "invade", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 徵.
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Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsyeng | teŋ | to correct; to go on a punitive expedition |
說文解字
《說文》：“，正行也。从辵，正聲。征，或从彳。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.121
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Simplified
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Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsjewX | [ts]awʔ | cut off |
| Zhengzhang | ʔslawʔ |
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- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Traditional
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Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | sʰraːw |
| zraːw | |
| ʔslawʔ |
說文解字
勞也。《春秋傳》曰：“安用勦民？”从力巢聲。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)