Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 辟 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pjieH | pek-s | arm |
| Zhengzhang | peɡs | ||
| Unicode | biɛ̀ |
說文解字
手上也。从肉辟聲。
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)