Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 幵 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kej | [k]ˤer (dialect: *-r > *-j) | hairpin |
說文解字
《說文》：“笄，簪也，从竹幵聲。”
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)