Pictograph of a horn.
Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kaewk | C.[k]ˤrok | horn, corner |
說文解字
《說文》：“角，獸角也。象形，角與刀魚相似。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Baxter-Sagart
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Original meaning: press down
Depicts a kneeling person (卩) being pushed down by a hand (爪). Based on the original meaning "press down", now written as 抑. The current meaning "color" is a phonetic loan.
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | srik | s.rək | color; countenance |
說文解字
《說文》：“色，顏气也。从人，从卪。，古文。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.711-712
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| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | prɯːns |
| hmroːlʔ | |
| pɯn | |
| pɯnʔ |
說文解字
《說文》：“扮，握也。从手，分聲。讀若粉。”
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- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Original meaning: flow out
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 寅 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "flow out". The meaning later shifted to "spread", "develop", and "perform".
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | yenX | N-q(r)anʔ | flow out, extend |
說文解字
《說文》：“演，長流也。一曰水名。从水，寅聲。”
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- 漢語多功能字庫
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Simplified
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | yuw | [N-]ru | float, swim |
| yuw | [N-]ru | float, swim |
說文解字
《說文》：“游，旌旗之流也。从，汓聲。，古文游。”
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- 漢語多功能字庫
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Simplified
Original meaning: military troops outside the main group
Simplified form of 戲. Phonosemantic compound. 戈 represents the meaning and 䖒 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "military troops outside the main group". The meaning later shifted to "sport" and "play".
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Traditional
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | yuw | [N-]ru | wander about |
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
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- Baxter-Sagart
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Traditional
Original meaning: military troops outside the main group
Phonosemantic compound. 戈 represents the meaning and 䖒 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "military troops outside the main group". The meaning later shifted to "sport" and "play".
Components
Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | xjeH | ŋ̊(r)ar-s | sport, joke |
說文解字
《說文》：“戲，三軍之偏也。一曰兵也。从戈，聲。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Baxter-Sagart
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