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Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC Regular Modern
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Original meaning: to cut
Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning (manufacturing/tailoring clothes) and 制 represents the sound.
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Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsyejH | tet-s | cut out (a garment) |
說文解字
《說文》：“製，裁也。从衣，从制。”
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)