Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 叟 represents the sound. Originally written as 叟.
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Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | srjuw | sru | search |
說文解字
《說文》：“，眾意也。一曰求也。从手，叜聲。”
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- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Pictograph of two hands (廾) twisting together a long rope (糸). The meaning later expanded to "search" and "demand".
Components
Character Evolution
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Sound (0 of 1 verified)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | sak | [s]ˤak | twist a rope |
| sak | [s]ˤak | search (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“索，艸有莖葉可作繩索。从糸。杜林說：，亦朱字。”
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- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khu | kʰˤa | withered, dried up |
說文解字
《說文》：“枯，槀也。从木，古聲。《夏書》曰‘唯箘輅枯’。木名也。”
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Traditional
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 昜 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | drjang | lraŋ | intestines |
| Zhengzhang | l'aŋ | ||
| Unicode | djhiɑng |
說文解字
大小腸也。从肉昜聲。
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