Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 必 represents the sound. Originally written as 祕. The 礻 component was later corrupted to 禾.
Components
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | mpriɡs |
Sources
- Character origin
- 李学勤《字源》p.6
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kwet | [k]ʷˤet | farewell words |
| Zhengzhang | kʷeːd | ||
| Unicode | guet |
說文解字
訣别也。一曰法也。从言，決省聲。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)