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Character Evolution
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| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | kʰons |
說文解字
契也。从刀𢍏聲。券別之書，以刀判契其旁，故曰契券。
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Pictograph of a right-side up person (亻) and an upside-down person (𠤎), depicting the meaning "turn around" or "transform".
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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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Original meaning: rope
Pictograph of a rope with four dots representing bits of threads. Based on the original meaning "rope". The meaning later shifted to "lead", "follow", "standard", "rate", and "frequency".
Character Evolution
Component uses
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | lwijH | [r]ut-s | bird net |
| lwit | [r]ut | norm, standard | |
| srwijH | s-rut-s | lead (v.); commander | |
| srwit | s-rut | follow, go along |
說文解字
《說文》：“率，捕鳥畢也。象絲罔。上下其竿柄也。”
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Traditional
Original meaning: to admonish
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 登 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsyingH | təŋ-s | testify, prove |
說文解字
《說文》：“證，告也。从言，登聲。”
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