Simplified
Original meaning: to bestow, give
Upside-down version of 益, depicting food or drink being poured from a container (皿). Based on the original meaning "to bestow, give", now written as 賜. The meaning later shifted to "exchange", "change", and "easy".
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | yeH | lek-s | easy |
| yek | lek | change; exchange |
說文解字
《說文》：“易，蜥易，蝘蜓，守宮也。象形。《秘書》說，日月為易，象陰陽也。一曰从勿。”
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Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | paewH | pˤrawk-s | explode (not pre-Qín) |
說文解字
《說文》：“爆，灼也。从火，暴聲。”
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Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | triH | trək-s | put, place; set upright |
說文解字
《說文》：“置，赦也。从网、直。”
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Traditional
Original meaning: bamboo strips for writing
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 間 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "bamboo strips for writing". The meaning later shifted to "letter", "concise", and "simple".
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | keanX | kˤre[n]ʔ | bamboo slip for writing |
| keanX | kˤre[n]ʔ | select, large-minded, etc. |
說文解字
《說文》：“簡，牒也。从竹，間聲。”
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Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | ʔsraŋ | |
| ʔsraŋs | ||
| Unicode | jriɑng |
說文解字
《說文》：“裝，裹也。从衣，壯聲。”
Sources
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