edit character approved 者 — "Change"
- Components
- + ◎ Iconic Depicts a tree with paper mulberry leaves. Original form of 楮.
- - 耂 SoundIconic
Changed: components
edit character approved 者 — "iconic"
edit character approved 者 — "changed explanation"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. 耂, which is a pictograph of a tree with paper mulberry leaves (original form of 楮), represents the sound. → Pictograph of a tree with paper mulberry leaves, now written as 楮. The distinguishing mark 口 was added later. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
- Original meaning
- paper mulberry
- Components
- 口 Distinguishing
- hint: The purpose of this component is unclear. → (empty)
- type: unknown → distinguishing
- 口 Distinguishing
- Sources
- + 林志強《《文源》評注》p.524-525
- + 李学勤《字源》p.290
- - 季旭昇《說文新證》p.275-276
- - 漢語多功能字庫
- - 黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.1450
Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources
edit character approved 者 — "Explanation "
- Hint
- Origin unclear. 耂 represents the sound. → Origin unclear. 耂, which is a pictograph of a tree with paper mulberry leaves (original form of 楮), represents the sound.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 者 — "Changed origin"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Various theories include (1) a sugarcane plant with stems and full leaves with a mouth (口), which could be the original form of 蔗, or (2) a tree with branches, leaves, a trunk and roots with distinguishing mark 口. Either way, the original form is unrelated to the current meaning. → Origin unclear. 耂 represents the sound.
- Components
- + 耂 Sound Depicts a tree with paper mulberry leaves. Original form of 楮.
- + 口 Unknown The purpose of this component is unclear.
- Stroke fragments (simplified)
- →
- Component 1: 1-4
- Component 2: 5-8
- Sources
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.275-276
- + 漢語多功能字庫
- + 黃德寬《古文字譜系疏證》p.1450
- - 李学勤《字源》p.290
- - Wiktionary
Changed: hint, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images
edit character approved 者 — "蔗"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Various theories include (1) a sugarcane plant with stems and full leaves with a mouth (口), which could be the original form of 煮, or (2) a tree with branches, leaves, a trunk and roots with distinguishing mark 口. Either way, the original form is unrelated to the current meaning. → Origin unclear. Various theories include (1) a sugarcane plant with stems and full leaves with a mouth (口), which could be the original form of 蔗, or (2) a tree with branches, leaves, a trunk and roots with distinguishing mark 口. Either way, the original form is unrelated to the current meaning.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 者 — "Edited theories "
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Various theories include (1) a tree with branches, leaves, a trunk and roots with distinguishing mark 口 or (2) food or a bird being placed into a pot for cooking, which could be the original form of 煮. Either way, the original form is unrelated to the current meaning. → Origin unclear. Various theories include (1) a sugarcane plant with stems and full leaves with a mouth (口), which could be the original form of 煮, or (2) a tree with branches, leaves, a trunk and roots with distinguishing mark 口. Either way, the original form is unrelated to the current meaning.
- Sources
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.275-276
- 李学勤《字源》p.290
- + Wiktionary
- - Wenlin Dictionaries
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 者 — "Added the fact that theories do not connect to modern meanings."
- Hint
- Origin unclear. Various theories include (1) a tree with branches, leaves, a trunk and roots with distinguishing mark 口 or (2) food or a bird being placed into a pot for cooking, which could be the original form of 煮. → Origin unclear. Various theories include (1) a tree with branches, leaves, a trunk and roots with distinguishing mark 口 or (2) food or a bird being placed into a pot for cooking, which could be the original form of 煮. Either way, the original form is unrelated to the current meaning.
Changed: hint
edit character approved 者 — "Added possible theories from two sources"
- Hint
- Origin unclear. → Origin unclear. Various theories include (1) a tree with branches, leaves, a trunk and roots with distinguishing mark 口 or (2) food or a bird being placed into a pot for cooking, which could be the original form of 煮.
- Sources
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.275-276
- + 李学勤《字源》p.290
- + Wenlin Dictionaries
Changed: hint, sources
edit character approved 者 — "add source"
- Sources
- + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.275-276
- - 林志強《《文源》評注》p.524-525
- - 李学勤《字源》p.290
Changed: gloss, verified, sources