HSK7

epidemic

← Back to history
approved by Prismcool · Nov 5, 2023, 05:15 PM · Reviewed by Prismcool on Nov 5, 2023, 05:15 PM

Added etymology

Changed fields: hint, isVerified, components, customSources

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
SoundRemnant component

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartywekɢʷek epidemic

說文解字

《說文》:“疫,民皆疾也。从疒,役省聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica