Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 扁 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | phjien | pʰe[n] | section in writing |
說文解字
《說文》：“篇，書也。一曰關西謂榜曰篇。从竹，扁聲。”
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)
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pik | p<r>ək | strap around the leg |
| pjuwk | pək | strap around the leg; width (of cloth); wide | |
| Zhengzhang | prɯɡ | ||
| pɯɡ | |||
| Unicode | biuk |
說文解字
布帛廣也。从巾畐聲。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)