Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 多 represents the sound. Alludes to grain moving while it is blown by the wind.
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Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ye | laj | move (v.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“移，禾相倚移也。从禾，多聲。一曰禾名。”
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)
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsoj | [ts]ˤə | plant (v.) |
| Zhengzhang | ʔslɯː | ||
| zlɯːs |
說文解字
築牆長版也。从木𢦔聲。《春秋傳》曰：“楚圍蔡，里而𣒭。”
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)