Depicts chives growing from the ground.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kjuwX | s.[k](r)uʔ | Allium |
說文解字
《說文》：“韭，菜名。一穜而久者，故謂之韭。象形，在一之上。一，地也。此與耑同意。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 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)