Phonosemantic compound. 手 represents the meaning and 樊 represents the sound. Originally written as 𠬜, which depicts two hands facing away from each other, representing the action of climbing.
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Character Evolution
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Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | phaen | pʰˤran | pull oneself up |
說文解字
《說文》：“，引也。从反廾。，或从手从樊。”
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)
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tong | k-tˤəŋ | a kind of sacrificial vessel |
| tong | tˤəŋ | ascend |
說文解字
《說文》：“登，上車也。从癶、豆，象登車形。，籀文登从収。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.112-113
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)