Chinese characters : Query result

Character: 妨

Modern (Beijing) reading: fáng

Preclassic Old Chinese: phaŋ

Classic Old Chinese: phaŋ

Western Han Chinese: phaŋ

Eastern Han Chinese: phwaŋ

Early Postclassic Chinese: phwaŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: phwaŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: phwaŋ

Middle Chinese: phwaŋ

English meaning : to obstruct, obstacle

Russian meaning[s]: препятствовать, мешать, вредить; препятствие, помеха

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 38

Four-angle index: 4233

Karlgren code: 0740 q

Character: 妞

Modern (Beijing) reading: niū

Russian meaning[s]: 妞妞 сев. диал. девчушка, прелестная девочка

Radical: 38

Four-angle index: 535

Character: 妣

Modern (Beijing) reading: bǐ

Preclassic Old Chinese: pijʔ

Classic Old Chinese: píj

Western Han Chinese: pjǝ́j

Eastern Han Chinese: pjǝ́j

Early Postclassic Chinese: pjíj

Middle Postclassic Chinese: pjíj

Late Postclassic Chinese: pjí

Middle Chinese: pjí

Fanqie: 筆旨

Rhyme class: 紙

English meaning : deceased (grand)mother, ancestress

Russian meaning[s]: покойная мать; предок по женской линии

Shuowen gloss: 歿母也. 從女. 比聲.

Comments: Also read MC pjì, OC *pijʔ-s id.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 38

Four-angle index: 6932

Karlgren code: 0566 n-o

Character: 妙

Modern (Beijing) reading: miào

Preclassic Old Chinese: mews

Classic Old Chinese: mewh

Western Han Chinese: mjawh

Eastern Han Chinese: mjawh

Early Postclassic Chinese: mjèw

Middle Postclassic Chinese: mjèw

Late Postclassic Chinese: mjèw

Middle Chinese: mjèw

English meaning : strange, supernatural; beautiful [LZ]

Russian meaning[s]: 1) хитроумный; хитрый, тонкий; искусный; 2) сокровенный, тайный; секрет; искусство; 3) прекрасно, прелестно, великолепно; интересный; превосходный; 4) молодой

Comments: Standard Sino-Viet. is diệu. For *m cf. Xiamen biau⁶, Chaozhou miǝu⁶, Fuzhou mieu⁶.

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 38

Four-angle index: 4068

Karlgren code: 1158 b

Vietnamese reading: miều

Character: 妖

Modern (Beijing) reading: yāo

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔaw

Classic Old Chinese: ʔaw

Western Han Chinese: ʔaw

Eastern Han Chinese: ʔaw

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔew

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔew

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔew

Middle Chinese: ʔew

English meaning : be beautiful

Russian meaning[s]: 1) странный, необъяснимый; вещий; зловещий; привидение; 2) очаровательный, прелестный (о женщине)

Comments: See 夭.

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 38

Four-angle index: 5012

Karlgren code: 1141 d-e

Character: 妍

Modern (Beijing) reading: yán

Preclassic Old Chinese: ŋhēn

Classic Old Chinese: ŋhēn

Western Han Chinese: ŋhjān

Eastern Han Chinese: ŋhiān

Early Postclassic Chinese: ŋhiēn

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ŋhiēn

Late Postclassic Chinese: ŋhiēn

Middle Chinese: ŋien

English meaning : beautiful [Han]

Russian meaning[s]: красивый, прекрасный, прелестный; изящный; законченный, совершенный

Comments: For *ŋh cf. Fuzhou ŋieŋ¹.

Radical: 38

Four-angle index: 2351

Character: 妤

Modern (Beijing) reading: yu

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Character: 妓

Modern (Beijing) reading: ji

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Character: 妊

Modern (Beijing) reading: rèn

Preclassic Old Chinese: n(h)ǝms

Classic Old Chinese: n(h)ǝmh

Western Han Chinese: n(h)ǝmh

Eastern Han Chinese: ń(h)ǝmh

Early Postclassic Chinese: ń(h)ìm

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ń(h)ìm

Late Postclassic Chinese: ń(h)ìm

Middle Chinese: ńìm

English meaning : pregnant [Han]

Russian meaning[s]: беременность; быть беременной

Radical: 38

Four-angle index: 298

Karlgren code: 0667 i-k

Character: 妥

Modern (Beijing) reading: tuǒ

Preclassic Old Chinese: snōjʔ

Classic Old Chinese: n̥wā́j

Western Han Chinese: n̥wā́j

Eastern Han Chinese: n̥wǟ́

Early Postclassic Chinese: thwā́

Middle Postclassic Chinese: thwā́

Late Postclassic Chinese: thwā́

Middle Chinese: thwấ

English meaning : tranquil, at ease, sit at ease

Russian meaning[s]: 1) прочный, крепкий; 2) покойный, удобный; 3) надлежащий, подходящий; сообразный; суффикс глаголов, указывающий на удовлетворительный результат действия

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 38

Four-angle index: 8866

Karlgren code: 0354 a-c

Character: 孝

Modern (Beijing) reading: xiào

Preclassic Old Chinese: hrāws

Classic Old Chinese: hrāwh

Western Han Chinese: hrāwh

Eastern Han Chinese: hrāwh

Early Postclassic Chinese: hạ̄̀w

Middle Postclassic Chinese: hạ̄̀w

Late Postclassic Chinese: hạ̄̀w

Middle Chinese: xạ̀w

English meaning : be filial, pious, show filial devotion

Russian meaning[s]: 1) почитание родителей; почтительный; образцовый сын; 2) траур (по родителям); траурное платье; траурный

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 39

Four-angle index: 3045

Karlgren code: 1168 a-c

Vietnamese reading: hiếu

Character: 孜

Modern (Beijing) reading: zī

Preclassic Old Chinese: cǝ

Classic Old Chinese: cǝ

Western Han Chinese: cǝ

Eastern Han Chinese: cjǝ

Early Postclassic Chinese: cjɨ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: cjɨ

Late Postclassic Chinese: cjɨ

Middle Chinese: cjɨ

English meaning : be diligent

Russian meaning[s]: рвение, прилежание

Radical: 39

Four-angle index: 6185

Karlgren code: 0964 l

Character: 孚

Modern (Beijing) reading: fú

Preclassic Old Chinese: pho

Classic Old Chinese: pho

Western Han Chinese: phwa

Eastern Han Chinese: phwa

Early Postclassic Chinese: phwo

Middle Postclassic Chinese: phwo

Late Postclassic Chinese: phwo

Middle Chinese: phü

English meaning : to trust, have confidence in, verify

Russian meaning[s]: 1) доверять; быть верным; 2) высиживать яйца

Radical: 39

Four-angle index: 3080

Karlgren code: 1233 a-c

Character: 孛

Modern (Beijing) reading: pèi

Preclassic Old Chinese: b(h)ǝ̄t

Classic Old Chinese: b(h)ǝ̄t

Western Han Chinese: b(h)ǝ̄t

Eastern Han Chinese: b(h)ǝ̄t

Early Postclassic Chinese: b(h)ǝ̄t

Middle Postclassic Chinese: b(h)ǝ̄t

Late Postclassic Chinese: b(h)ǝ̄t

Middle Chinese: bot

English meaning : comet

Russian meaning[s]: комета; [bó] внезапно перемениться (в лице), см. 勃

Comments: Also read *b(h)ǝ̄ts, MC bòj id.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 39

Four-angle index: 3061

Karlgren code: 0491 a

Character: 完

Modern (Beijing) reading: wán

Preclassic Old Chinese: ghʷān

Classic Old Chinese: ghwān

Western Han Chinese: wān

Eastern Han Chinese: wān

Early Postclassic Chinese: wān

Middle Postclassic Chinese: wān

Late Postclassic Chinese: wān

Middle Chinese: ɣwân

English meaning : to build ready, to complete

Russian meaning[s]: 1) полный; целый; законченный; 2) закончить, завершить; конец; 3) исправить; сделать начисто; 4) уплатить (налог); рассчитаться; 5) прочный, крепкий; 6) гарантировать целость; 7) глагольный суффикс завершения действия; 8) Вань (фамилия)

Comments: For *ghʷ- cf. Xiamen uan², Chaozhou ueŋ², Fuzhou uoŋ², Jianou üiŋ⁹ (also Pek. wán instead the expected *huán).

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 40

Four-angle index: 7299

Karlgren code: 0257 m

Character: 宋

Modern (Beijing) reading: sòng

Preclassic Old Chinese: sūŋs

Classic Old Chinese: sūŋh

Western Han Chinese: sǝ̄uŋh

Eastern Han Chinese: sǝ̄uŋh

Early Postclassic Chinese: sǝ̄ùŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: sǝ̄ùŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: sṑŋ

Middle Chinese: sòŋ

English meaning : geographical name (Song)

Russian meaning[s]: 1) Сун (название древнего княжества); 2) Сунская династия (первая 420 - 479 гг., вторая 960 - 1279 гг.); сунская эпоха; сунский; 3) 2-е число (в телеграммах); 4) Сун (фамилия)

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 40

Four-angle index: 5212

Shijing occurrences: 31.2_

Character: 宏

Modern (Beijing) reading: hóng

Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)ʷrēŋ

Classic Old Chinese: g(h)wrēŋ

Western Han Chinese: gwrēŋ (~ ɣ-)

Eastern Han Chinese: gwriēŋ (~ ɣ-)

Early Postclassic Chinese: gwiẹ̄ŋ (~ ɣ-)

Middle Postclassic Chinese: gwiẹ̄ŋ (~ ɣ-)

Late Postclassic Chinese: gwiẹ̄ŋ (~ ɣ-)

Middle Chinese: ɣwạiŋ

English meaning : be great

Russian meaning[s]: 1) обширный, огромный; пространный; просторный; 2) Хун (фамилия)

Comments: During LZ used for homonymous *g(h)ʷrēŋ 'resounding'.

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 40

Four-angle index: 8632

Karlgren code: 0887 h

Character: 尬

Modern (Beijing) reading: gà

Russian meaning[s]: 尷尬 1) ковылять; 2) не подступиться (к трудному делу)

Radical: 43

Four-angle index: 7536

Character: 局

Modern (Beijing) reading: jú

Preclassic Old Chinese: gok

Classic Old Chinese: gok

Western Han Chinese: gok

Eastern Han Chinese: gok

Early Postclassic Chinese: gok

Middle Postclassic Chinese: gok

Late Postclassic Chinese: gok

Middle Chinese: göuk

English meaning : to bend, stoop

Russian meaning[s]: 1) бюро, управление; контора, учреждение; участок; 2) лавка; мастерская; заведение; склад; 3) игорный дом, притон; 4) обман; обманывать; 5) часть; частичный; узкий, ограниченный; ограничивать; ограничения; 6) широкая натура, размах; способности; 7) положение, конъюнктура; ситуация; 8) шахматная доска; партия [в шахматы]; 9) банкет, пир

Comments: This is the original meaning of the character, which later came to be rendered by the graph 跼. Starting with Han the character 局 was used for a homonymous word *gok 'action, circumstance; meeting, party, office' (for *g cf. Xiamen kik⁸, Chaozhou kek⁸, Fuzhou kuok⁸). Cf. also Viet. gục 'to bend down'.

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 44

Four-angle index: 4170

Karlgren code: 1214 a

Vietnamese reading: cuộc

Character: 屁

Modern (Beijing) reading: pì

Preclassic Old Chinese: phijs (~ -ts)

Classic Old Chinese: phić

Western Han Chinese: phjǝś

Eastern Han Chinese: phjǝś

Early Postclassic Chinese: phjiś

Middle Postclassic Chinese: phjìj

Late Postclassic Chinese: phjì

Middle Chinese: phjì

English meaning : fart, wind (in the stomach)

Russian meaning[s]: 1) газы (в кишечнике); испустить газы; 2) перен. брехня, вранье

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 44

Four-angle index: 6934