Original meaning: fishing net
Phonosemantic compound. 网 represents the meaning and 非 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "fishing net". The current meaning, originally written 辠, is a phonetic loan.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzwojX | [dz]ˤujʔ | crime, offense |
說文解字
《說文》：“罪，捕魚竹网。从网、非。秦以罪為辠字。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Simplified
Simplified form of 與. Phonosemantic compound. 舁 represents the meaning and 牙 represents the sound. The traditional component 舁 was removed for simplification.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | yoX | m-q(r)aʔ | give; for; and |
說文解字
《說文》：“与，賜予也。一勺為与。此与與同。”
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Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | yoX | m-q(r)aʔ | give; for; and |
| yoH | ɢ(r)aʔ-s | participate in |
說文解字
《說文》：“與，黨與也。从舁，从与。，古文與。”
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | bjot | [b][a]t | punish |
說文解字
《說文》：“罰，辠之小者。从刀，从詈。未以刀有所賊，但持刀罵詈則應罰。”
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- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)