Pictograph of a musical stone chime. The 口 component was added later as a meaningless decorative mark.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzyek | dAk | stone |
說文解字
《說文》:“石,山石也。在厂之下,口象形。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.727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)
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 高 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kaw | Cə.kˤaw | lard (n.) |
| kawH | [k]ˤaw-s | smear with lard (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》:“膏,肥也。从肉,高聲。”
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 | pɛng | pˤrəŋ | to bind around |
| Zhengzhang | prɯːŋ | ||
| prɯːŋ |
說文解字
束也。从糸崩聲。《墨子》曰:“禹葬會稽,桐棺三寸,葛以繃之。”
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Pictograph of a woven belt.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tajH | C.tˤa[t]-s | girdle, strap |
說文解字
《說文》:“帶,紳也。男子鞶帶,婦人帶絲,象繫佩之形。佩必有巾,从巾。”
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)