Pictograph of a spear-like weapon.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | mjuw | m(r)u | a kind of lance |
說文解字
《說文》：“矛，酋矛也。建於兵車，長二丈。象形。，古文矛，从戈。”
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)