Pictograph of a bag with both ends tied. Similar in origin to 東 and 束. 石 represents the sound. As a component in other characters, 石 is almost always omitted.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | thak | tʰˤak | sack; bellows |
說文解字
《說文》：“橐，囊也。从省，石聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.514-515李学勤《字源》p.557裘錫圭 "Chinese Writing" p.240
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Depicts a utensil for writing (聿) made from bamboo (⺮).
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pit | p.[r]ut (borrowed as *prut from Qín dialect) | writing brush |
說文解字
《說文》：“筆，秦謂之筆。从聿，从竹。”
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)