Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 匈 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | qʰoŋ | |
| Unicode | xiong |
說文解字
《說文》：“匈，聲也。从勹，凶聲。，匈或从肉。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Components
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ngæm | [ŋ]ˤr[a]m (< uvular?) | rocky, lofty |
| Zhengzhang | ŋraːm | ||
| Unicode | ngam |
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
鷚 Traditional
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | mɡlɯw |
| rɯwɢs | |
| mɡrɯw | |
| ɡrɯw |
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica