Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 咸 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsyim | t.[k]əm | needle |
| Zhengzhang | kjɯm |
說文解字
綴衣箴也。从竹咸聲。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)