𫵿
No origin information available for this character yet.
Originally depicted two pieces of meat (肉) on a sacrificial altar (且). Based on the original meaning "sacrificial meat". The meaning later shifted to "suitable".
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | ngje | ŋ(r)aj | sacrifice to the deity of the soil (K) |
| ngje | ŋ(r)aj | proper; should |
說文解字
《說文》:“宜,所安也。从宀之下,一之上,多省聲。,古文宜。,亦古文宜。”
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)
Pictograph of a field.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | den | lˤiŋ | field; to hunt |
說文解字
《說文》:“田,陳也,樹穀曰田。象四口,十,阡陌之制也。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.914
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)