xīn

dawn

Components

Meaning component
sun

sun

Sound component
jīn axe

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartxjɨnqʰərdawn
Zhengzhangqʰɯn

說文解字

旦明,日將出也。从日斤聲。讀若希。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica