Simplified
Simplified form of 現. Etymologically related to 见 (to see). Originally these two characters were written the same, then the 𤣩 component was added to distinguish them.
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Simplified
Original meaning: rich; plentiful
Simplified form of 實. Depicts a string of money (貫) under a roof (宀). Based on the original meaning "rich; plentiful". The meaning later expanded to "solid", "fruit", and "true". The 貫 component was changed to 头 for simplification.
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | triH | trək-s | put, place; set upright |
說文解字
《說文》:“置,赦也。从网、直。”
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- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Pictograph of a tongue (舌) sticking out of a mouth. In old scripts 言 was written the same as 舌 but with an extra line.
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ngjon | ŋa[n] | (a particle) |
| ngjon | ŋa[n] | I, we | |
| ngjon | ŋa[n] | speak; speech | |
| ngjon | ŋa[r] | tall |
說文解字
《說文》:“言,直言曰言,論難曰語。从口,聲。”
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- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.160
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Traditional
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Sound (0 of 1 verified)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khjo | C.qʰ(r)a | hill, mound; abandoned city |
| xjo | qʰ(r)a | empty |
說文解字
《說文》:“虛,大丘也。崐崘丘謂之崐崘虛,古者九夫為井,四井為邑,四邑為丘,丘謂之虛。从丘,虍聲。”
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- 漢語多功能字庫
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Traditional
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Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ngiX | [ŋ](r)əʔ (< uvular) | estimate, calculate |
| Zhengzhang | ŋɯʔ | ||
| Unicode | ngiə̌ |
說文解字
度也。从手疑聲。
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Traditional
Etymologically related to 見 (to see). Originally these two characters were written the same, then the 𤣩 component was added to distinguish them.
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | henH | N-[k]ˤen-s | appear |
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Traditional
Original meaning: rich; plentiful
Depicts a string of money (貫) under a roof (宀). Based on the original meaning "rich; plentiful". The meaning later expanded to "solid", "fruit", and "true".
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | zyit | mə.li[t] | fruit; full |
說文解字
《說文》:“實,富也。从宀,从貫。貫,貨貝也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.593漢語多功能字庫
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Traditional
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | pew | |
| pewʔ | ||
| Unicode | biɛu |
說文解字
《說文》:“,木杪末也,从木聲。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
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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 | ngjoX | ŋ(r)aʔ | speak |
| ngjoH | ŋ(r)aʔ-s | tell |
說文解字
《說文》:“語,論也。从言,吾聲。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)