Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzjep | [dz][a]p | victory |
| Zhengzhang | zeb | ||
| Unicode | dzhiɛp |
說文解字
獵也。軍獲得也。从手疌聲。《春秋傳》曰：“齊人來獻戎捷。”
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Pictograph of a person (人) carrying a heavy weight on their back.
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Character Evolution
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Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khok | kʰˤək | carry; able; dominate |
說文解字
《說文》：“克，肩也。象屋下刻木之形。，古文克。，亦古文克。”
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Original meaning: cut
Phonosemantic compound. 斤 represents the meaning and 其 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "cut". Nowadays this character is usually only used for its sound in phonetic loans.
Components
Character Evolution
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Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | sje | [s]e | split (v.) |
| sje | [s]e | this | |
| sje | se | 斯須 a short time |
說文解字
《說文》：“斯，析也。从斤，其聲。《詩》曰：‘斧以斯之。’”
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Sound (1)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | ɡ·raːɡ | |
| Unicode | lɑk |
說文解字
《說文》：“洛，水。出左馮翊歸德北夷界中，東南入渭。从水，各聲。”
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Original meaning: to behead someone
Depicts a weapon (戈) slashing a person's (亻) neck. Based on the original meaning "to behead someone". The meaning later shifted to "to attack" and "cut down".
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | bjot | m-pat | cut; strike; attack |
說文解字
《說文》：“伐，擊也。从人持戈。一曰敗也。”
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