Original meaning: early morning
Depicts the early part of morning when the sun (日) can still be seen on the horizon between blades of grass (艸), and the moon (月) is still in the sky. Based on the original meaning "early morning". The meaning later shifted to "morning audience at court", "facing", "royal court", and "dynasty".
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Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | drjew | m-t<r>aw | (morning) audience at court |
| trjew | t<r>aw | morning |
說文解字
《說文》：“朝，旦也。从倝，舟聲。”
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Simplified
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| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | ʔl'uːwɢ |
說文解字
《說文》：“督，察也。一曰目痛也。从目，叔聲。”
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Components
Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pjuX | p(r)oʔ | repository |
說文解字
《說文》：“府，文書藏也。从广，付聲。”
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Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | sjen | [s][a]r | fresh; good |
| sjen | s[a]r | 鮮卑 *s[a]r.pe Xiānbēi | |
| sjenX | [s][e]rʔ | rare, few |
說文解字
《說文》：“鮮，魚名，出貉國。从魚，羴省聲。”
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Traditional
Original meaning: bind together
Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 悤 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bind together", since thread (糹) is used to put things together.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsuwng | [ts]ˤoŋ | bundle of threads |
| tsuwngX | [ts]ˤoŋ | bind together |
說文解字
《說文》：“總，聚束也。从糸，悤聲。”
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