鼻
bí HSK5

nose

  • edit character approved 鼻 — "tweaked etym. desc." by Marcus Ngai
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. Originally written as 自, a pictograph of a nose. 畀 represents the sound. → Originally written as 自, a pictograph of a nose. Phonosemantic compound. 自 represents the meaning and 畀 represents the sound.

    Changed: hint

    edit character by Marcus Ngai

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  • edit character approved 鼻 — "自 is original form of 鼻. 自 also represents the sound." by Hsmq
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 自 is a pictograph of a nose and 畀 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. Originally written as 自, a pictograph of a nose. 畀 represents the sound.
    Components
    • 自 SoundIconic
      • type: meaning → sound, iconic
      • isOldPronunciation: (empty) → true
    Sources

    Changed: hint, components, sources

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    approved by Prismcool

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  • edit character rejected 鼻 — "meaning, not iconic" by inralback19
    Components
    • 自 Meaning
      • type: iconic → meaning

    Changed: components

    edit character by inralback19

    rejected by Prismcool

    Reviewer: "自 would be iconic for this character because this component is directly showing the reader that it is a picture of the human nose."

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  • edit character approved 鼻 — "verify, add source" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Originally written as 自, a pictograph of a nose. Phonosemantic compound. 自 represents the meaning and 畀 represents the sound. → Phonosemantic compound. 自 is a pictograph of a nose and 畀 represents the sound.
    Components
    • 自 Iconic
      • type: sound, iconic → iconic
      • isOldPronunciation: true → (empty)
    Sources

    Changed: hint, verified, components, sources

    edit character by Peter Olson

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