Simplified
Original meaning: compass; a kind of drawing tool
Simplified form of 規. Depicts a kind of drawing tool for drawing circles with. The 见 (see) component was later added to suggest watching something being drawn. Based on the original meaning "compass; a kind of drawing tool", now written as 椝. The meaning has shifted over time and now means "rules".
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Sound (0 of 1 verified)
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Simplified
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | bjomX | [b](r)omʔ | (surname) |
| bjomX | [m-pʰ](r)omʔ | bee |
說文解字
《說文》：“范，艸也。从艸，氾聲。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Pictograph of a right-side up person (亻) and an upside-down person (𠤎), depicting the meaning "turn around" or "transform".
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | xwaeH | qʷʰˤ<r>aj-s | transform |
說文解字
《說文》：“化，教行也。从，从人，亦聲。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
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Traditional
Original meaning: compass; a kind of drawing tool
Depicts a kind of drawing tool for drawing circles with. The 見 (see) component was later added to suggest watching something being drawn. Based on the original meaning "compass; a kind of drawing tool", now written as 槼. The meaning has shifted over time and now means "rules".
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Sound (0 of 1 verified)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kjwie | kʷe | compass, circle |
說文解字
《說文》：“規，有法度也。从夫，从見。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫Wenlin Dictionaries
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 𨊠 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | bjomX | [b](r)omʔ | casting mold |
說文解字
《說文》：“範，範軷也。从車，笵省聲。讀與犯同。”
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)