Chinese characters : Query result

Character: 娶

Modern (Beijing) reading: qǔ

English meaning : to take a wife

Russian meaning[s]: жениться, взять в жены

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 38

Four-angle index: 8853

Character: 婁

Modern (Beijing) reading: lóu

Preclassic Old Chinese: ro

Classic Old Chinese: ro

Western Han Chinese: rwa

Eastern Han Chinese: rwa

Early Postclassic Chinese: lwo

Middle Postclassic Chinese: lwo

Late Postclassic Chinese: lwo

Middle Chinese: lü

English meaning : to drag, trail

Russian meaning[s]: 1) Лоу (название созвездия, часть созвездия Овна); 2) Лоу (фамилия)

Comments: = 摟 q.v. Also read *r(h)ō, MC lʌw, Pek. lóu 'empty'. Since LZ borrowed for several other words: *r(h)oʔ (MC lǘ, Pek. lǚ) 'bind, connect'; *r(h)ō 'name of a constellation; in heat (e. g. swine); *r(h)ō, *r(h)ōʔ 'mound, hillock'.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 38

Four-angle index: 8806

Karlgren code: 0123 a

Character: 婉

Modern (Beijing) reading: wǎn

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔʷarʔ

Classic Old Chinese: ʔwán

Western Han Chinese: ʔwán

Eastern Han Chinese: ʔwán

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔwán

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔwǝ́n

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔwǝ́n

Middle Chinese: ʔwǝ́n

English meaning : (perhaps:) be lovely

Russian meaning[s]: 1) любезный, учтивый, тактичный; 2) уступчивый; 3) прелестный

Comments: Despite the hsieh-sheng evidence, the word rhymes in *-anʔ in Shijing (due to the early merger of *-n and *-r in labialised syllables). Schüssler considers it to be just a graphic variant of 宛 q.v.

Radical: 38

Four-angle index: 7047

Shijing occurrences: 43.1, 43.2, 43.3

Character: 婦

Modern (Beijing) reading: fù

Preclassic Old Chinese: bǝʔ

Classic Old Chinese: bǝ́

Western Han Chinese: bǝ́

Eastern Han Chinese: bwǝ́

Early Postclassic Chinese: bíw

Middle Postclassic Chinese: bǝ́w

Late Postclassic Chinese: bǝ́w

Middle Chinese: bǝ́w

English meaning : wife, lady, woman

Russian meaning[s]: замужняя женщина; жена

Comments: Standard Sino-Viet. is phụ. For *b- cf. Xiamen pu⁶, Chaozhou pu⁴, Jianou pü⁶.

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 38

Four-angle index: 3891

Vietnamese reading: vọ'

Jianchuan Bai: vu1-

Dali Bai: vu1-

Shijing occurrences: 58.5

Character: 婪

Modern (Beijing) reading: lán

Preclassic Old Chinese: r(h)ǝ̄m

Classic Old Chinese: r(h)ǝ̄m

Western Han Chinese: r(h)ǝ̄m

Eastern Han Chinese: r(h)ǝ̄m

Early Postclassic Chinese: l(h)ǝ̄m

Middle Postclassic Chinese: l(h)ǝ̄m

Late Postclassic Chinese: l(h)ǝ̄m

Middle Chinese: lлm

English meaning : covetous

Russian meaning[s]: алчный, жадный

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 38

Four-angle index: 8842

Character: 婀

Modern (Beijing) reading: ē

Russian meaning[s]: грациозный; женственный

Radical: 38

Four-angle index: 2990

Character: �

Modern (Beijing) reading: ē

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔāj

Classic Old Chinese: ʔāj

Western Han Chinese: ʔāj

Eastern Han Chinese: ʔǟ

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔā

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔā

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔā

Middle Chinese: ʔâ

English meaning : elegant, beautiful [L.Zhou]

Comments: Also read *ʔājʔ, MC ʔấ (FQ 烏可) id. After Zhou usually used in the synonymous compound �娜 *ʔāj-nāj id. (see 猗).

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Go-on: a

Kan-on: a

Japanese reading: a

Character: 娼

Modern (Beijing) reading: chāng

Preclassic Old Chinese: thaŋs

Classic Old Chinese: thaŋh

Western Han Chinese: thaŋh

Eastern Han Chinese: ćhaŋh

Early Postclassic Chinese: ćhàŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ćhàŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: ćhàŋ

Middle Chinese: ćhàŋ

Russian meaning[s]: 1) певичка; проститутка; 2) развратничать; разврат

Comments: See 倡.

Radical: 38

Four-angle index: 1512

Character: 婢

Modern (Beijing) reading: bèi

Preclassic Old Chinese: beʔ

Classic Old Chinese: bé

Western Han Chinese: bé

Eastern Han Chinese: bjé

Early Postclassic Chinese: bjé

Middle Postclassic Chinese: bjé

Late Postclassic Chinese: bjé

Middle Chinese: bjé

English meaning : female slave, servant [LZ]

Russian meaning[s]: 1) служанка; рабыня; 2) стар. я (женщина о себе)

Comments: For *b cf. Xiamen pi⁶, Chaozhou pi⁴, Fuzhou pe⁶.

Radical: 38

Four-angle index: 2290

Karlgren code: 0874 l

Character: 婚

Modern (Beijing) reading: hūn

Preclassic Old Chinese: smǝ̄n

Classic Old Chinese: m̥ǝ̄n

Western Han Chinese: m̥ǝ̄n

Eastern Han Chinese: m̥ǝ̄n

Early Postclassic Chinese: hwǝ̄n

Middle Postclassic Chinese: hwǝ̄n

Late Postclassic Chinese: hwǝ̄n

Middle Chinese: xon

English meaning : wife, in-laws, relations by marriage

Russian meaning[s]: 1) брак, бракосочетание; жениться; 2) стар. тесть; родители жены

Comments: Written as 昏 in Shi 35.2.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 38

Four-angle index: 1572

Karlgren code: 0457 m

Shijing occurrences: 35.2

Character: 婆

Modern (Beijing) reading: pó

Preclassic Old Chinese: b(h)āj

Classic Old Chinese: b(h)āj

Western Han Chinese: b(h)āj

Eastern Han Chinese: b(h)ǟ

Early Postclassic Chinese: b(h)ā

Middle Postclassic Chinese: b(h)ā

Late Postclassic Chinese: b(h)ā

Middle Chinese: bwâ

English meaning : saunter, dance (attested in a compound 婆娑 *b(h)āj-sāj).

Russian meaning[s]: 1) старуха, баба, жена; 2) свекровь; 3) бабушка; бабка

Comments: A later attested meaning is MC bwâ 'old woman', possibly traceable to *bhāj, cf. Chaozhou phua² [but Xiamen po², Fuzhou pɔ², Jianou pɔ⁹].

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 38

Four-angle index: 8854

Karlgren code: 0025 q

Character: 婊

Modern (Beijing) reading: biao

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Character: 孰

Modern (Beijing) reading: shú

Russian meaning[s]: 1) кто?, который из двух?; 2) что?; какой?; почему?; 3) спелый; сваренный, вм. 熟

Radical: 39

Four-angle index: 7743

Karlgren code: 1026 a

Character: 寇

Modern (Beijing) reading: kòu

Preclassic Old Chinese: khōs

Classic Old Chinese: khōh

Western Han Chinese: khwāh

Eastern Han Chinese: khwāh

Early Postclassic Chinese: khṑw

Middle Postclassic Chinese: khǝ̄̀w

Late Postclassic Chinese: khǝ̄̀w

Middle Chinese: khʌ̀w

English meaning : to rob, robber

Russian meaning[s]: 1) грабить, разбойничать, вторгаться; грабители, бандиты, враг; противник; 2) Коу (фамилия)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 40

Four-angle index: 7310

Karlgren code: 0111 a-b

Character: 寅

Modern (Beijing) reading: yín

Preclassic Old Chinese: Łǝr

Classic Old Chinese: Łǝn

Western Han Chinese: lǝn

Eastern Han Chinese: źǝn

Early Postclassic Chinese: źɨn

Middle Postclassic Chinese: jɨn

Late Postclassic Chinese: jɨn

Middle Chinese: jin

Fanqie: 移鄰

Rhyme class: 真

English meaning : 3rd of the Earthly Branches; be respectful, polite

Russian meaning[s]: 1) третий знак двенадцатеричного цикла; 2) время от 3 до 5 часов утра; 3) март месяц (в датах); 4) почитать, уважать; 5) сослуживец, коллега

Shuowen gloss: 髕也. 正月陽气動. 去黃泉. 欲上出. 陰尚疆. 象宀不達髕寅於下也. 凡寅之屬皆從寅.

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 40

Four-angle index: 8160

Karlgren code: 0450 a-g

Vietnamese reading: dần

Character: 寄

Modern (Beijing) reading: jì

Preclassic Old Chinese: kajs

Classic Old Chinese: kajh

Western Han Chinese: kajh

Eastern Han Chinese: keh

Early Postclassic Chinese: kè

Middle Postclassic Chinese: kè

Late Postclassic Chinese: kè

Middle Chinese: kè

English meaning : lodging; give as residence, place at; commit to one's charge; entrust to; communicate; to place in exile [L.Zhou]

Russian meaning[s]: 1) жить временно, остановиться; поселиться (на чужбине); 2) отправить; переслать, передать через (кого-л.); 3) поручать, вверять; доверить

Comments: Derived from *kaj lodging-house, guest q.v. (1 a ́)

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 40

Four-angle index: 3020

Karlgren code: 0001 x

Character: 寂

Modern (Beijing) reading: jí

Russian meaning[s]: тишина, спокойствие; мир

Radical: 40

Four-angle index: 5948

Karlgren code: 1031 l-m

Character: 宿

Modern (Beijing) reading: sù

Preclassic Old Chinese: suk

Classic Old Chinese: suk

Western Han Chinese: sǝuk

Eastern Han Chinese: sjǝuk

Early Postclassic Chinese: siuk

Middle Postclassic Chinese: siuk

Late Postclassic Chinese: siuk

Middle Chinese: sjük

English meaning : to stay overnight, lodge; to shrink, shrivel

Russian meaning[s]: 1) стать на ночлег; переночевать; остановиться (на жительство); 2) постоянный; давнишний, исконный; 3) оставшийся с вечера; накануне; 4) постоялый двор, общежитие; гостиница; 5) Су (фамилия); [xiǔ] разг. ночевка; [xiù] созвездия; знаки зодиака

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 40

Four-angle index: 1659

Karlgren code: 1029 a-b

Shijing occurrences: 39.2, 39.3, 56.3_

Character: 密

Modern (Beijing) reading: mì

Preclassic Old Chinese: mhrit

Classic Old Chinese: mhrit

Western Han Chinese: mhrjǝt

Eastern Han Chinese: mhrǝt

Early Postclassic Chinese: mhit

Middle Postclassic Chinese: mhit

Late Postclassic Chinese: mhit

Middle Chinese: mit

English meaning : be quiet

Russian meaning[s]: 1) частый, плотный, густой; плотно закрыть; 2) интимный, близкий; 3) тайный, секретный; конфиденциально; секретно; 4) шифр; шифрованный

Comments: Used also for a homonymous *mhrit 'be dense'; later used usually with the meaning 'quiet > secret, conceal'. Cf. also Viet. mịch 'quiet, calm', which may be an older loan from the same source. For *mh cf. Jianou mi⁷.

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 40

Four-angle index: 991

Karlgren code: 0405 p-q

Vietnamese reading: mật

Character: 尉

Modern (Beijing) reading: wèi

Russian meaning[s]: 1) лейтенант; обер-офицерские чины (от прапорщика до капитана); 2) обласкать; успокоить, утешить, вм. 慰; [yǔ] Юй (фамилия)

Radical: 41

Four-angle index: 3151

Karlgren code: 0525 a-b