Addition of a horizontal line toward the bottom of 木 (tree) to represent the roots of the tree.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pwonX | C.pˤə[n]ʔ | tree trunk |
說文解字
《說文》：“本，木下曰本。从木，一在其下。楍，古文。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.484-485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)
Similar to 木 (tree), with an extra line at the top. Depicts the top end of a tree.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | mat | mˤat | end of a branch |
說文解字
《說文》：“末，木上曰末。从木，一在其上。”
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
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tawX | tˤawʔ | turn upside down (v.i.) |
| tawH | tˤawʔ-s | turn over, invert; pour |
說文解字
《說文新附》：“倒，仆也。从人，到聲。”
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
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | triH | trək-s | put, place; set upright |
說文解字
《說文》：“置，赦也。从网、直。”
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)