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topic Simplified

Original meaning: forehead

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "forehead". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

Meaning component
page

Depicts a head.

Sound component
shì, shi is
Change in sound

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

armory Simplified

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

广
广 Meaning component
guǎng roof
Sound component
chē cart, vehicle
Change in sound

Component uses

Sound (1)

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

topic Traditional

Original meaning: forehead

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "forehead". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

Meaning component
(head), page

Depicts a head.

Sound component
shì, shi is
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangdeː
deːs
Unicodedhei

說文解字

《說文》:“題,頟也。从頁,是聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

armory Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

广
广 Meaning component
guǎng roof
SoundMeaning component
chē cart, vehicle
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkhuH[k]ʰˤa-s arsenal; storehouse

說文解字

《說文》:“庫,兵車藏也。从車,在广下。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica