Simplified
Originally written the same as 回 (return). Later lines were added above and below to distinguish the two characters.
Components
二 Distinguishing component
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | hwan | [ɢ]ʷˤar | turn around, turn back |
| sjwen | s-[q]ʷar | turn around | |
| sjwen | swar (< *s-[q]ʷar) | 阿會亘 ēhuìxuān: Skt. ābhāsvara ‘shining’ (E. Hàn) |
說文解字
《說文》：“亘，求亘也。从二，从囘。囘，古文回，象囘回形。上下，所求物也。”
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)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | men | |
| Unicode | miɛn |
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
Traditional
Depicts the moon (月) between the earth and the sky。
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kongH | [k]ˤəŋ-s | continuous; constant |
說文解字
《說文》：“，竟也。从木，恆聲。，古文。”
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)