Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 廉 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ljem | rem | bamboo curtain |
說文解字
《說文》：“簾，堂簾也。从竹，廉聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫魏励《东方汉字辨析手册》p.229
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Simplified
Components
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | sɡrɯn |
| rem |
Sources
- Character origin
- 魏励《东方汉字辨析手册》p.229
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang