Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pijH | pri[t]-s | to shut, close |
| Zhengzhang | priɡs | ||
| Unicode | byì |
說文解字
閉門也。从門必聲。《春秋傳》曰：“閟門而與之言。”
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)