edit character approved 爾 — "sharp"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a sharp weapon with a sharp head and tail decorations on the end. Similar in origin to 朿. Original meaning unclear. → Pictograph of a weapon with a sharp head and tail decorations on the end. Similar in origin to 朿. Original meaning unclear.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 爾 — "Source deleted"
edit character approved 爾 — "Added source and similar in origin to"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a sharp weapon with a sharp head and tail decorations on the end. Original meaning unclear. → Pictograph of a sharp weapon with a sharp head and tail decorations on the end. Similar in origin to 朿. Original meaning unclear.
- Sources
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.259
- 董蓮池《說文解字考正》p.129
- + 張亞初《商周古文字源流疏證》p.1931-1932
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 爾 — "Changed etymology "
- Hint
- Pictograph of a three-legged silk frame used for winding or spinning silk threads, with silk threads at the bottom, now written as 檷. The current meaning "you" is a phonetic loan. → Pictograph of a sharp weapon with a sharp head and tail decorations on the end. Original meaning unclear.
- Sources
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.259
- + 董蓮池《說文解字考正》p.129
- - 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 爾 — "Found etymology"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Possibly a picture of a silk frame with tangled silk on the bottom. → Pictograph of a three-legged silk frame used for winding or spinning silk threads, with silk threads at the bottom, now written as 檷. The current meaning "you" is a phonetic loan.
- Sources
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.259
- + 漢語多功能字庫
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 爾 — "Changed etymology"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Various theories include a spiked weapon adorned with decorative feathers or cloths being embroidered on a loom. → Origin unclear. Possibly a picture of a silk frame with tangled silk on the bottom.
- Sources
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.259
- - Chinese Language Stack Exchange
- - Alex Adler, The World of Kanji p.312
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 爾 — "Typo"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Various theories include a spiked weapon adorned with decorative feathers or clothes being embroidered on a loom. → Origin unclear. Various theories include a spiked weapon adorned with decorative feathers or cloths being embroidered on a loom.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 爾 — "Removed one theory. The third theory I looked up, it's dictionary is not reliable."
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Various theories include (1) a spiked weapon adorned with decorative feathers, (2) clothes being embroidered on a loom, or (3) a silkworm spitting out silk to make cocoons. → Origin unclear. Various theories include a spiked weapon adorned with decorative feathers or clothes being embroidered on a loom.
- Sources
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.259
- Alex Adler, The World of Kanji p.312
- + Chinese Language Stack Exchange
- - Chinese Stack Exchange
- - 谷衍奎 《汉字源流字典》p.130-131
Changed: hint, sources
edit character rejected 爾 — "Added in possible explanation theories for this character."
- Hint
- Origin unclear. → Origin unclear. Various theories include (1) a spiked weapon adorned with decorative feathers, (2) clothes being embroidered on a loom, or (3) a silkworm spitting out silk to make cocoons.
- Sources
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.259
- + Chinese Stack Exchange
- + Alex Adler, The World of Kanji p.312
- + 谷衍奎 《汉字源流字典》p.130-131
Changed: hint, sources
Reviewer: "Third theory is likely wrong"
edit character approved 爾 — "verify, add source"
- Hint
- Pictograph of a weapon with a sharp head and tail decorations on the end. Similar in origin to 朿. Original meaning unclear. → Origin unclear.
- Sources
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.259
- - 董蓮池《說文解字考正》p.129
Changed: hint, verified, sources