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.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| 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
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Depicts a memorial tablet used for spiritual rituals.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | zyijH | s-gijʔ-s | show (v.) |
| tsyeH | ke-s | put (= 寘) |
說文解字
《說文》：“示，天垂象，見吉凶，所以示人也。从二；三垂，日、月、星也。觀乎天文以察時變，示，神事也。，古文示。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dzong | N-s-tˤəŋ | in two storeys, double |
| dzong | m-s-tˤəŋ | additional floor, field |
說文解字
《說文》：“層，重屋也。从尸，曾聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)