Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | xwajH | qʷʰˤat-s | rustling of wings |
| Zhengzhang | qʰʷaːds |
說文解字
飛聲也。从羽歲聲。《詩》曰：“鳳皇于飛，翽翽其羽。”
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)