Chinese characters : Query result

Character: 繁

Modern (Beijing) reading: fán

Preclassic Old Chinese: b(h)ar

Classic Old Chinese: b(h)an

Western Han Chinese: b(h)an

Eastern Han Chinese: b(h)wan

Early Postclassic Chinese: b(h)wan

Middle Postclassic Chinese: b(h)wǝn

Late Postclassic Chinese: b(h)wǝn

Middle Chinese: bwǝn

English meaning : be abundant, numerous

Russian meaning[s]: 1) много; многочисленный, обильный; 2) сложный; излишний; затруднительный; утомительный; 3) подпруга; 4) Фань (фамилия); [pó] По (фамилия)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 120

Four-angle index: 8283

Karlgren code: 0265 a-c

Character: 縹

Modern (Beijing) reading: piǎo

Russian meaning[s]: 1) синеватый шелк; голубоватый; 2) книжные обертки, тао

Radical: 120

Four-angle index: 8178

Karlgren code: 1157 j

Character: 繈

Modern (Beijing) reading: qiǎng

Preclassic Old Chinese: kaŋʔ

Classic Old Chinese: káŋ

Western Han Chinese: káŋ

Eastern Han Chinese: káŋ

Early Postclassic Chinese: káŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: káŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: káŋ

Middle Chinese: káŋ

English meaning : string, cord

Russian meaning[s]: 1) см. 鏹; 2) см. 襁

Comments: Modern q- is irregular.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 120

Four-angle index: 8732

Karlgren code: 0713 c

Character: 縵

Modern (Beijing) reading: mán

Preclassic Old Chinese: m(h)āns

Classic Old Chinese: m(h)ānh

Western Han Chinese: m(h)ānh

Eastern Han Chinese: m(h)ānh

Early Postclassic Chinese: m(h)ā̀n

Middle Postclassic Chinese: m(h)ā̀n

Late Postclassic Chinese: m(h)ā̀n

Middle Chinese: mwần

English meaning : plain silk; plain, unadorned [LZ]

Russian meaning[s]: простой (без узоров) шелк; безыскусственный, простой; [màn] 1) щедрый, милостивый; 2) медлить, откладывать

Radical: 120

Four-angle index: 6031

Karlgren code: 0266 k

Character: 縯

Modern (Beijing) reading: tao

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Character: 罄

Modern (Beijing) reading: qìng

English meaning : be empty, exhausted; entirely

Russian meaning[s]: 1) пустота; опустеть; кончиться; 2) целиком, полностью; 3) цин (ударный музыкальный инструмент из глины)

Radical: 121

Four-angle index: 1006

Karlgren code: 0832 d

Character: 翳

Modern (Beijing) reading: yì

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔījs

Classic Old Chinese: ʔīć

Western Han Chinese: ʔjǝ̄ś

Eastern Han Chinese: ʔiǝ̄ś

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔiēś

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔiḕj

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔiḕj

Middle Chinese: ʔìej

English meaning : dead wood

Russian meaning[s]: 1) бельмо, катаракта; 2) скрывать, прятать; затенять; 3) большой веер

Comments: Also read *ʔīj, MC ʔiej (FQ 烏系). The basic meaning of the character is 'shade, protection; darkness, purblind', but it is attested only since Late Zhou.

Radical: 124

Four-angle index: 3344

Karlgren code: 0589 f

Go-on: ai

Kan-on: ei

Japanese reading: ai;ei;kage;kageri

Character: 翼

Modern (Beijing) reading: yì

Preclassic Old Chinese: Łǝk

Classic Old Chinese: Łǝk

Western Han Chinese: lǝk

Eastern Han Chinese: źǝk

Early Postclassic Chinese: źɨk

Middle Postclassic Chinese: jɨk

Late Postclassic Chinese: jɨk

Middle Chinese: jik

English meaning : wing

Russian meaning[s]: 1) крыло (птицы; самолета); плавник (рыбы); фланг, крыло (армии); 2) закрывать крыльями; прикрывать с боков; помогать, поддерживать; 3) почитать, уважать; авторитет; 4) светлый, ясный; 5) лодка; 6) И (созвездие); 7) И (княжество); 8) И (фамилия)

Comments: Used also for a number of homonymous words: *Łǝk 'be orderly; respectful'; *Łǝk 'bright'; *Łǝk 'next-following, next day, tomorrow'.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 124

Four-angle index: 7856

Karlgren code: 0954 d

Vietnamese reading: dụ'c

Character: 聱

Modern (Beijing) reading: áo

Russian meaning[s]: 聱牙 тяжелый (о слоге сочинения)

Radical: 128

Four-angle index: 2693

Character: 聲

Modern (Beijing) reading: shēng

Preclassic Old Chinese: heŋ

Classic Old Chinese: heŋ

Western Han Chinese: heŋ

Eastern Han Chinese: hjeŋ

Early Postclassic Chinese: hjeŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: hjeŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: hjeŋ

Middle Chinese: śeŋ

English meaning : sound; note, fame

Russian meaning[s]: 1) голос; звук; 2) тон; интонация; музыкальное ударение; музыка; 3) новость, весть; 4) репутация; известность; 5) изложить, заявить; вслух; 6) фон. начальный согласный звук (в слоге)

Comments: Viet. tiếng is colloquial; standard Sino-Viet. is thanh.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 128

Four-angle index: 2692

Karlgren code: 0822 a

Vietnamese reading: tiếng

Jianchuan Bai: chẽ4-

Dali Bai: cher4-

Bijiang Bai: ṭhã4

Character: 聰

Modern (Beijing) reading: cōng

English meaning : be perceptive, hearing well, intelligent

Russian meaning[s]: 1) чуткий (слух); 2) умный; способный; остроумный

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 128

Four-angle index: 8409

Karlgren code: 1199 f

Character: 聯

Modern (Beijing) reading: lián

Preclassic Old Chinese: ran

Classic Old Chinese: ran

Western Han Chinese: ran

Eastern Han Chinese: ran

Early Postclassic Chinese: len

Middle Postclassic Chinese: len

Late Postclassic Chinese: len

Middle Chinese: len

English meaning : join, bring together [LZ]

Russian meaning[s]: 1) соединять, связывать; связь; союз; связно, подряд; 2) пара (напр. надписей); парный; параллельный; симметричный; 3) федерация; сокр. СССР; всесоюзный

Comments: = 連 q.v.

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 128

Four-angle index: 2743

Karlgren code: 0214 a

Character: 聳

Modern (Beijing) reading: sǒng

Preclassic Old Chinese: shoŋʔ

Classic Old Chinese: shóŋ

Western Han Chinese: shóŋ

Eastern Han Chinese: shjóŋ

Early Postclassic Chinese: shjóŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: shjóŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: shjóŋ

Middle Chinese: sjö́uŋ

English meaning : incite, encourage; scare, fear [LZ]

Russian meaning[s]: 1) возбуждать, подстрекать; 2) пугаться; бояться; 3) высокий; вздыматься; возвышаться

Comments: For *sh cf. Xiamen chiŋ⁵ (reflecting *shoŋʔ-s).

Radical: 128

Four-angle index: 2691

Karlgren code: 1191 j

Character: 臆

Modern (Beijing) reading: yì

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔ(r)ǝk

Classic Old Chinese: ʔ(r)ǝk

Western Han Chinese: ʔ(r)ǝk

Eastern Han Chinese: ʔ(r)ǝk

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔɨk

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔɨk

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔɨk

Middle Chinese: ʔik

English meaning : breast, chest [Han]

Russian meaning[s]: 1) грудь, сердце; мысли, чувства, взгляды; помыслы; 2) соображать, предугадывать; догадка

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 130

Four-angle index: 8377

Karlgren code: 0957 i

Vietnamese reading: ú'c

Character: 臃

Modern (Beijing) reading: yǒng

Russian meaning[s]: опухоль

Radical: 130

Four-angle index: 877

Character: 膺

Modern (Beijing) reading: yīng

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔrǝŋ

Classic Old Chinese: ʔrǝŋ

Western Han Chinese: ʔrǝŋ

Eastern Han Chinese: ʔrǝŋ

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔiŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔiŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔiŋ

Middle Chinese: ʔiŋ

English meaning : breast, chest; breast-plate, belly-band (for horse); (to turn the chest:) to resist, withstand

Russian meaning[s]: 1) грудь; 2) занимать (пост); получить, заслужить (награду); 3) бить; поразить

Radical: 130

Four-angle index: 3526

Character: 臂

Modern (Beijing) reading: bì

Preclassic Old Chinese: peks

Classic Old Chinese: peh

Western Han Chinese: peh

Eastern Han Chinese: pjeh

Early Postclassic Chinese: pjè

Middle Postclassic Chinese: pjè

Late Postclassic Chinese: pjè

Middle Chinese: pjè

English meaning : arm

Russian meaning[s]: рука от плеча до кисти; локоть

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 130

Four-angle index: 3553

Character: 臀

Modern (Beijing) reading: tún

Preclassic Old Chinese: dǝ̄n (~ -r)

Classic Old Chinese: dǝ̄n

Western Han Chinese: dǝ̄n

Eastern Han Chinese: dǝ̄n

Early Postclassic Chinese: dǝ̄n

Middle Postclassic Chinese: dǝ̄n

Late Postclassic Chinese: dǝ̄n

Middle Chinese: don

English meaning : buttocks [LZ]

Russian meaning[s]: 1) ягодицы, зад; 2) дно, основание

Comments: Labialization in MC is probably secondary. For *d- cf. Fuzhou toŋ²; Chaozhou tieŋ⁴ reflects an unattested variant *dǝ̄nʔ (~-rʔ), MC *díen.

Radical: 130

Four-angle index: 3570

Karlgren code: 0429 b-c

Character: 膿

Modern (Beijing) reading: nóng

Preclassic Old Chinese: nhūŋ

Classic Old Chinese: nhūŋ

Western Han Chinese: nhǝ̄uŋ

Eastern Han Chinese: nhǝ̄uŋ

Early Postclassic Chinese: nhǝ̄uŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: nhǝ̄uŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: nhōŋ

Middle Chinese: noŋ

English meaning : pus [Han]

Russian meaning[s]: гной; гнойный

Comments: For *nh- cf. Shaowu nuŋ⁷, Jianou noŋ⁶ (reflecting a variant *nhūŋ-s).

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 130

Four-angle index: 5650

Karlgren code: 1005 h

Jianchuan Bai: nü7

Dali Bai: nu7

Bijiang Bai: nü7

Character: 膽

Modern (Beijing) reading: dǎn

Preclassic Old Chinese: tāmʔ

Classic Old Chinese: tā́m

Western Han Chinese: tā́m

Eastern Han Chinese: tā́m

Early Postclassic Chinese: tā́m

Middle Postclassic Chinese: tā́m

Late Postclassic Chinese: tā́m

Middle Chinese: tấm

English meaning : gall, gall bladder [L.Zhou]

Russian meaning[s]: 1) желчный пузырь (символ храбрости); желчь; 2) степень храбрости, смелости, мужества и отваги; 3) внутренняя оболочка (поверхность) кровеносного сосуда

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 130

Four-angle index: 1166

Karlgren code: 0619 l

Jianchuan Bai: tã1

Dali Bai: ta1

Bijiang Bai: tĩ1