Simplified
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | koːd |
| kʰoːd |
說文解字
《說文》：“，疾也。从辵，聲。讀與括同。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
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- Zhengzhang Shangfang
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Originally depicted two pieces of meat (肉) on a sacrificial altar (且). Based on the original meaning "sacrificial meat". The meaning later shifted to "suitable".
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ngje | ŋ(r)aj | sacrifice to the deity of the soil (K) |
| ngje | ŋ(r)aj | proper; should |
說文解字
《說文》：“宜，所安也。从宀之下，一之上，多省聲。，古文宜。，亦古文宜。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Sound (1)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | syek | s-tek | scared |
| syek | s-tek | go to | |
| tsyek | tek | go to |
說文解字
之也。从辵啻聲。適，宋魯語。
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)