Chinese characters : Query result

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: cài

Preclassic Old Chinese: ćhāts (?)

Classic Old Chinese: chāć

Western Han Chinese: chāś

Eastern Han Chinese: chāś

Early Postclassic Chinese: chāś

Middle Postclassic Chinese: chā̀j

Late Postclassic Chinese: chā̀j

Middle Chinese: chầj

English meaning : place name

Comments: The character is only attested in inscriptions and usually taken to be = 蔡 (hence the reading). This may be in fact wrong because the series here contains *s-, not *ć-.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0319 a-e

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: xiè

Preclassic Old Chinese: hrēts

Classic Old Chinese: hrēć

Western Han Chinese: hrjāś

Eastern Han Chinese: hriāś

Early Postclassic Chinese: hiẹ̄ś

Middle Postclassic Chinese: hiẹ̄̀j

Late Postclassic Chinese: hiẹ̄̀j

Middle Chinese: xạ̈̀j

English meaning : careless [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0327 i

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: jì

Preclassic Old Chinese: kēts

Classic Old Chinese: kēć

Western Han Chinese: kjāś

Eastern Han Chinese: kiāś

Early Postclassic Chinese: kiēś

Middle Postclassic Chinese: kiḕj

Late Postclassic Chinese: kiḕj

Middle Chinese: kièj

English meaning : knot [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0327 k

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: jiǎ

Preclassic Old Chinese: krāʔ

Classic Old Chinese: krā́

Western Han Chinese: krā́

Eastern Han Chinese: krǟ́

Early Postclassic Chinese: kạ̄́

Middle Postclassic Chinese: kạ̄́

Late Postclassic Chinese: kạ̄́

Middle Chinese: kạ́

English meaning : great; abundance, felicity

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0033 d

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: xiá

Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)rā

Classic Old Chinese: g(h)rā

Western Han Chinese: grā (~ ɣ-)

Eastern Han Chinese: grā (~ ɣ-)

Early Postclassic Chinese: gạ̄ (~ ɣ-)

Middle Postclassic Chinese: gạ̄ (~ ɣ-)

Late Postclassic Chinese: gạ̄ (~ ɣ-)

Middle Chinese: ɣạ

English meaning : frog [LZ, in a compound]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0033 i

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: ye

Preclassic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)ēt

Classic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)ēt

Western Han Chinese: ŋ(h)jāt

Eastern Han Chinese: ŋ(h)iāt

Early Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)iēt

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)iēt

Late Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)iēt

Middle Chinese: ŋiet

English meaning : unstable [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0330 g

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: ye

Preclassic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)ēt

Classic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)ēt

Western Han Chinese: ŋ(h)jāt

Eastern Han Chinese: ŋ(h)iāt

Early Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)iēt

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)iēt

Late Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)iēt

Middle Chinese: ŋiet

English meaning : pole [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0330 h

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: xie

Preclassic Old Chinese: sŋhet

Classic Old Chinese: sŋ̥et

Western Han Chinese: sŋ̥jat

Eastern Han Chinese: s(h)jat

Early Postclassic Chinese: s(h)jet

Middle Postclassic Chinese: s(h)jet

Late Postclassic Chinese: s(h)jet

Middle Chinese: sjet

English meaning : be close, familiar

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0330 m

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: jì

Preclassic Old Chinese: krets

Classic Old Chinese: kreć

Western Han Chinese: krjaś

Eastern Han Chinese: kraś

Early Postclassic Chinese: keś

Middle Postclassic Chinese: kèj

Late Postclassic Chinese: kèj

Middle Chinese: kèj

English meaning : mad (e. g. dog) [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0335 d

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: yì

Preclassic Old Chinese: lats

Classic Old Chinese: lać

Western Han Chinese: laś

Eastern Han Chinese: źaś

Early Postclassic Chinese: źeś

Middle Postclassic Chinese: jèj

Late Postclassic Chinese: jèj

Middle Chinese: jèj

English meaning : garrulous [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0339 g

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: xiè

Preclassic Old Chinese: slhat

Classic Old Chinese: sl̥at

Western Han Chinese: sl̥at

Eastern Han Chinese: s(h)jat

Early Postclassic Chinese: s(h)jet

Middle Postclassic Chinese: s(h)jet

Late Postclassic Chinese: s(h)jet

Middle Chinese: sjet

English meaning : bridle strap [LZ]

Comments: = 紲 q. v.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0339 j

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: xiè

Preclassic Old Chinese: slhat

Classic Old Chinese: sl̥at

Western Han Chinese: sl̥at

Eastern Han Chinese: s(h)jat

Early Postclassic Chinese: s(h)jet

Middle Postclassic Chinese: s(h)jet

Late Postclassic Chinese: s(h)jet

Middle Chinese: sjet

English meaning : to bind; leading string [LZ]

Comments: = 絏, 紲 q. v.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0339 m

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: lài

Preclassic Old Chinese: r(h)āts

Classic Old Chinese: r(h)āć

Western Han Chinese: r(h)āś

Eastern Han Chinese: r(h)āś

Early Postclassic Chinese: l(h)āś

Middle Postclassic Chinese: l(h)ā̀j

Late Postclassic Chinese: l(h)ā̀j

Middle Chinese: lầj

English meaning : coarse grain [LZ]

Comments: Also read *r(h)āt (MC lât, Pek. la) and *r(h)ats (MC lèj, Pek. lì) id.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0340 g

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: huài

Preclassic Old Chinese: w(h)rāts

Classic Old Chinese: w(h)rāć

Western Han Chinese: w(h)rāś

Eastern Han Chinese: w(h)rāś

Early Postclassic Chinese: w(h)ạ̄ś

Middle Postclassic Chinese: w(h)ạ̄̀j

Late Postclassic Chinese: w(h)ạ̄̀j

Middle Chinese: ɣwạ̀j

English meaning : overstep, go beyond, speak nonsense [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0342 g

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: huì

Preclassic Old Chinese: swats

Classic Old Chinese: w̥ać

Western Han Chinese: w̥aś

Eastern Han Chinese: hjwaś

Early Postclassic Chinese: hjwaś

Middle Postclassic Chinese: hjwǝ̀j

Late Postclassic Chinese: hjwǝ̀j

Middle Chinese: xwǝ̀j

English meaning : beard [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0346 f

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: huò

Preclassic Old Chinese: swāt

Classic Old Chinese: w̥āt

Western Han Chinese: w̥āt

Eastern Han Chinese: w̥āt

Early Postclassic Chinese: hwāt

Middle Postclassic Chinese: hwāt

Late Postclassic Chinese: hwāt

Middle Chinese: xwât

English meaning : splash

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0346 h

Shijing occurrences: 57.4_

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: gè

Preclassic Old Chinese: kārs

Classic Old Chinese: kānh

Western Han Chinese: kānh

Eastern Han Chinese: kānh

Early Postclassic Chinese: kā̀n

Middle Postclassic Chinese: kā̀n

Late Postclassic Chinese: kā̀n

Middle Chinese: kầ

English meaning : tally, piece, item

Comments: During LZ used also for a homonymous *kār-s 'side-building'; *kār-s (MC kần, Pek. gàn) 'sides of a target'.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0349 a

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: huà

Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)ʷrājs

Classic Old Chinese: g(h)wrājh

Western Han Chinese: gwrājh (~ ɣ-)

Eastern Han Chinese: gwrǟh (~ ɣ-)

Early Postclassic Chinese: gwạ̈̄̀ (~ ɣ-)

Middle Postclassic Chinese: gwạ̈̄̀ (~ ɣ-)

Late Postclassic Chinese: gwạ̈̄̀ (~ ɣ-)

Middle Chinese: ɣwạ́

English meaning : ankle [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0351 j

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: huà

Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)ʷrājʔ

Classic Old Chinese: g(h)wrā́j

Western Han Chinese: gwrā́j (~ ɣ-)

Eastern Han Chinese: gwrǟ́ (~ ɣ-)

Early Postclassic Chinese: gwạ̈̄́ (~ ɣ-)

Middle Postclassic Chinese: gwạ̈̄́ (~ ɣ-)

Late Postclassic Chinese: gwạ̈̄́ (~ ɣ-)

Middle Chinese: ɣwạ́

English meaning : oblique, perverse (?) [LZ]

Comments: Used only in the compound .....xi-hua.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0351 k

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: huàn

Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)ʷārʔ

Classic Old Chinese: g(h)wā́n

Western Han Chinese: gwā́n (~ ɣ-)

Eastern Han Chinese: gwā́n (~ ɣ-)

Early Postclassic Chinese: gwā́n (~ ɣ-)

Middle Postclassic Chinese: gwā́n (~ ɣ-)

Late Postclassic Chinese: gwā́n (~ ɣ-)

Middle Chinese: ɣwấn

English meaning : turn round (as a wheel) [LZ]

Comments: MC also has irregular readings ɣój (Pek. hùi; cf. 回) and ɣwạ́ (Pek. huà).

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0351 l