Original meaning: bush
Phonosemantic compound. 林 represents the meaning and 疋 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bush". The meaning later shifted to "distinct" and "clear".
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsrhjoX | [s.r̥]aʔ | arrange in order |
| tsrhjoX | s.r̥aʔ | thorns | |
| tsrhjoX | s.r̥aʔ | name of a state |
說文解字
《說文》：“楚，叢木。一名荊也。从林，疋聲。”
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)
Simplified
Simplified form of 辭. Alludes to a governance (𤔔) dispute related to criminal law (辛). Based on the original meaning "litigation". The meaning later shifted to "words".
Components
Character Evolution
Sources
- Character origin
- 李学勤《字源》p.1277
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
Traditional
Original meaning: litigation
Alludes to a governance (𤔔) dispute related to criminal law (辛). Based on the original meaning "litigation". The meaning later shifted to "words".
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | zi | sə.lə | words |
說文解字
《說文》：“辭，訟也。从，猶理辜也。，理也。，籀文辭从司。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 李学勤《字源》p.1277
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)