Depicts an arrowhead pointing forward, representing the idea "enter".
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | nyip | n[u]p | enter |
說文解字
《說文》：“入，內也。象从上俱下也。”
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)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzjem | [dz][o]m | go under water; 驩潛 Khwārazm (region in Central Asia, W. Hàn) |
| dzjemH | [dz][o]m-s | to hide; secretly | |
| Zhengzhang | zlom | ||
| zloms | |||
| Unicode | dzhiɛm |
說文解字
涉水也。一曰藏也。一曰漢水爲潛。从水朁聲。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)