Original meaning: mix wine
Phonosemantic compound. 酉 represents the meaning and a remnant of 妃 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "mix wine". The meaning later shifted to "match".
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | phwojH | pʰˤ[ə][j]-s | counterpart; be the counterpart of |
說文解字
《說文》：“配，酒色也。从酉，己聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.984
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Simplified
Traditional
Original meaning: develop land
Depicts a hand (寸) holding a farming tool (丵) to develop land (土). Based on the original meaning "develop land".
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Sound (0 of 1 verified)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | twojH | [t]ˤ[u]p-s | respond |
說文解字
《說文》：“，譍無方也。从丵，从口，从寸。對，或从土。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.169-171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)