Depicts clothes (衣) made from fur (毛), typically the outermost layer of clothing. In simplified Chinese 表 is also used to mean "wristwatch", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 錶.
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Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pjewX | p(r)awʔ | exterior |
說文解字
《說文》：“表，上衣也。从衣，从毛‧古者衣裘，以毛為表。，古文表从麃。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
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Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzjeng | [dz]eŋ | affections; response to circumstances |
說文解字
《說文》：“情，人之陰氣有欲者。从心，青聲。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
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Original meaning: to embrace
Depicts a person (勹) hugging a child (子). Based on the original meaning "to embrace", now written as 抱. The meaning later shifted to "cover" and "wrap".
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | paew | pˤ<r>u | wrap, bundle |
說文解字
《說文》：“包，象人褢妊，巳在中，象子未成形也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 谢明文《释甲骨文中的“抱”——兼论“包”字》
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)