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Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD Regular Modern
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Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khem | k-r̥ˤem | modest |
說文解字
《說文》：“謙，敬也。从言，兼聲。”
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)