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| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | pʰaːʔ |
說文解字
《說文》：“暜，日無色也。从日，从竝。”
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- zdic
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- Unicode
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- Zhengzhang Shangfang
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | thuwng | l̥ˤoŋ | penetrate |
說文解字
達也。从辵甬聲。
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- 漢語多功能字庫
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Original meaning: tree trunk
Pictograph of a tree (木) with a mark indicating where the trunk is. Based on the original meaning "tree trunk", now written as 株. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsyu | to | dwarf |
| tsyu | to | red |
說文解字
《說文》：“朱，赤心木，松柏屬。从木，一在其中。”
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- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
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Pictograph of a sparrow.
Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsjak | [ts]ewk | sparrow |
說文解字
《說文》：“雀，依人小鳥也。从小、隹。讀與爵同。”
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