Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | boːŋ | |
| Unicode | bhung |
說文解字
蒿也。从艸逢聲。
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- Zhengzhang Shangfang
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Original meaning: outer door
Pictograph of a gate.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | mwon | mˤə[r] | gate, door |
說文解字
《說文》：“門，聞也。从二戶，象形。”
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Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pjit | pi[t] | wattle |
| Zhengzhang | pid |
說文解字
藩落也。从竹畢聲。《春秋傳》曰：“篳門圭窬。”
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Traditional
Pictograph of a door, similar to the left half of 門.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | huX | m-qˤaʔ | to stop, to check |
| huX | m-qˤaʔ | door |
說文解字
《說文》：“戶，護也。半門曰戶，象形。，古文戶从木。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.833
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