Depicts a person between two lines.
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | keajH | kˤr[e]p-s | armour; scale of animals |
說文解字
《說文》:“介,畫也。从八,从人。人各有介。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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Simplified
Pictograph of a plow, which requires strength to operate.
Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | lik | k.rək | strength |
說文解字
《說文》:“力,筋也。象人筋之形。治功曰力,能圉大災。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.918-919
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Simplified
Traditional
Components
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ljen | C.ra[n] | [surname] |
| ljen | [r]a[n] | connect in a row |
說文解字
員連也。从辵从車。
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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Traditional
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | zjowk | sə.lok | continue |
說文解字
《說文》:“續,連也。从糸,賣聲。賡,古文續从庚、貝。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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Traditional
Original meaning: pledge, pawn
Phonosemantic compound. 斦 represents the sound and 貝 represents the meaning.
Components
Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | trijH | [t]<r>ip-s | hostage; gift |
| tsyit | t-lit | substance, solid part |
說文解字
《說文》:“質,以物相贅,从貝,从斦。闕。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p. 522
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Traditional
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | haewk | m-kˤruk | study; imitate |
說文解字
《說文》:“斆,覺悟也。从教,从冖,冖,尚矇也,臼聲。學,篆文斅省。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.247-248漢語多功能字庫
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- Baxter-Sagart
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