Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | trik | trək | ascend |
| Zhengzhang | tɯɡ |
說文解字
登也。从𨸏从步。
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- Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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Original meaning: slave; servant
Depicts a weapon (戈) slashing an eye (臣). In ancient China, captured prisoners were blinded with weapons making them into slaves. 爿 was later added as a sound component. Based on the original meaning, "slave; servant". The current meaning "good" is a phonetic loan.
Components
Character Evolution
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsang | [ts]ˤaŋ | good |
說文解字
《說文》：“臧，善也。从臣，戕聲。，籀文。”
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Originally the same character as 不. Distinguishing component 口 was added later to the character when it took on the meaning "not". 不 represents the sound.
Components
Character Evolution
Component uses
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| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | pjuwX | pəʔ | not |
說文解字
《說文》：“否，不也。从口，从不，不亦聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫李学勤《字源》p.94-95
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- Baxter-Sagart
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Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | bjot | [b][a]t | punish |
說文解字
《說文》：“罰，辠之小者。从刀，从詈。未以刀有所賊，但持刀罵詈則應罰。”
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- Baxter-Sagart
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- Academia Sinica
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- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)