Chinese characters : Query result

Character: 牠

Modern (Beijing) reading: tā

Russian meaning[s]: оно, его; он (о неодушевленных предметах или животных), вм. 他

Radical: 93

Four-angle index: 7258

Character: 狄

Modern (Beijing) reading: dí

Preclassic Old Chinese: l(h)ēk

Classic Old Chinese: l(h)ēk

Western Han Chinese: l(h)ēk

Eastern Han Chinese: l(h)iēk

Early Postclassic Chinese: d(h)iēk

Middle Postclassic Chinese: d(h)iēk

Late Postclassic Chinese: d(h)iēk

Middle Chinese: diek

English meaning : name of a Northern tribe; low servant.

Russian meaning[s]: 1) древн. северные некитайские племена; 2) далекий; 3) Ди (фамилия)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 94

Four-angle index: 5456

Karlgren code: 0856 a-c

Character: 狂

Modern (Beijing) reading: kuáng

Preclassic Old Chinese: gʷaŋ

Classic Old Chinese: gwaŋ

Western Han Chinese: gwaŋ

Eastern Han Chinese: gwaŋ

Early Postclassic Chinese: gwaŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: gwaŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: gwaŋ

Middle Chinese: gwaŋ

English meaning : be foolish, crazy

Russian meaning[s]: 1) бешеный (о собаке); взбеситься; безумный, сумасшедший; 2) сильный, бурный; 3) преувеличивать; 4) распущенный; 5) надменный

Comments: For *g- cf. Min forms: Xiamen kɔŋ², Fuzhou kuoŋ², Jianou kuaŋ⁹ (Chaozhou khuaŋ² is secondary).

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 94

Four-angle index: 315

Karlgren code: 0739 o-p

Go-on: guwau

Kan-on: kuwiyau

Japanese reading: kyō+;kuruu+;kuruoshii+

Shijing occurrences: 54.3_

Character: 玖

Modern (Beijing) reading: jǐu

English meaning : black jade

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Character: 甬

Modern (Beijing) reading: yǒng

Preclassic Old Chinese: loŋʔ

Classic Old Chinese: lóŋ

Western Han Chinese: lóŋ

Eastern Han Chinese: źóŋ

Early Postclassic Chinese: źóŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: jóŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: jóŋ

Middle Chinese: jö́uŋ

English meaning : suspension ring at top of bell

Russian meaning[s]: 1) аллея, обнесенная стенами; беговая дорожка; 2) сокр. г. Нинбо (в провинции Чжэцзян)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 101

Four-angle index: 3633

Karlgren code: 1185 h-i

Character: 甫

Modern (Beijing) reading: fǔ

Preclassic Old Chinese: paʔ

Classic Old Chinese: pá

Western Han Chinese: pá

Eastern Han Chinese: pwá

Early Postclassic Chinese: pwó

Middle Postclassic Chinese: pwó

Late Postclassic Chinese: pwó

Middle Chinese: pǘ

Fanqie: 夫武

Rhyme class: 麌

English meaning : honorific 2d part of personal name; be big, large, wide

Russian meaning[s]: 1) второе имя; прозвище; 2) отец; вежл. Вы, Ваш (мужчине); 3) только что

Shuowen gloss: 男子美稱也. 從用父. 父亦聲.

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 101

Four-angle index: 3643

Karlgren code: 0102 n-q

Character: 男

Modern (Beijing) reading: nán

Preclassic Old Chinese: nǝ̄m

Classic Old Chinese: nǝ̄m

Western Han Chinese: nǝ̄m

Eastern Han Chinese: nǝ̄m

Early Postclassic Chinese: nǝ̄m

Middle Postclassic Chinese: nǝ̄m

Late Postclassic Chinese: nǝ̄m

Middle Chinese: nʌm

English meaning : man, male person; a feudal title

Russian meaning[s]: 1) мужчина, муж; мужской пол; я, сын (в обращении к отцу); 2) нань (пятый младший титул знати при маньчжурах); баронет

Comments: For *n cf. Xiamen, Chaozhou lam², Fuzhou naŋ².

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 102

Four-angle index: 4733

Karlgren code: 0649 a-c

Vietnamese reading: nam

Character: 甸

Modern (Beijing) reading: diàn

Preclassic Old Chinese: lhīns

Classic Old Chinese: lhīnh

Western Han Chinese: lhjǝ̄nh

Eastern Han Chinese: lhiǝ̄nh

Early Postclassic Chinese: dhiḕn

Middle Postclassic Chinese: dhiḕn

Late Postclassic Chinese: dhiḕn

Middle Chinese: dìen

English meaning : Royal domain; regulate, make ready for culture; also sheng 4 "the carriage of a minister"

Russian meaning[s]: 1) древн. царские владения; 2) подступы к городу; 3) управлять; 4) охотиться; продукты охоты; 5) обрабатывать землю

Comments: Clearly derived from 田 *lhīn q. v.

Radical: 102

Four-angle index: 4341

Karlgren code: 0362 g-h

Character: 皂

Modern (Beijing) reading: zào

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʒ(h)ūʔ

Classic Old Chinese: ʒ(h)ū́

Western Han Chinese: ʒ(h)ǝ̄́w

Eastern Han Chinese: ʒ(h)ǝ̄́w

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʒ(h)ǝ̄́w

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʒ(h)ā́w

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʒ(h)ā́w

Middle Chinese: ʒấw

English meaning : soft, not ripe

Russian meaning[s]: 1) мыло; 2) кормушка для лошадей; 3) низшие служащие (учреждения); древн. раб; 4) черный

Comments: Original meaning is 'acorn, black-dyeing fruit' (attested during LZ); during LZ used also for homonymous *ʒ(h)ūʔ 'menial; stable; 12 horses'.

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 106

Four-angle index: 7191

Karlgren code: 1054 a-b

Character: 盯

Modern (Beijing) reading: dīng

Russian meaning[s]: пристально смотреть*

Radical: 109

Four-angle index: 9999

Character: 矣

Modern (Beijing) reading: yǐ

Preclassic Old Chinese: hǝʔ

Classic Old Chinese: hǝ́

Western Han Chinese: hǝ́

Eastern Han Chinese: hǝ́

Early Postclassic Chinese: hɨ́

Middle Postclassic Chinese: hɨ́

Late Postclassic Chinese: hɨ́

Middle Chinese: ɦɨ́

English meaning : post-verbal injunctive particle

Russian meaning[s]: 1) конечная частица предложения в вэньяне, выражающая завершенность действия, становление качества или категоричность суждения; 2) в середине предложения в вэньяне отделяет обособленную или инверсированную часть его

Shuowen gloss: 語巳詞也.從矢以聲.

Comments: The xie-sheng series of 矣 is basically laryngeal (see ROPS 286, 296), thus the anomal MC reading ɦɨ́ must be a result of secondary voicing ( < *hɨ́); despite Shuowen, 以 can not be phonetic here.

Radical: 111

Four-angle index: 5053

Karlgren code: 0976 l

Shijing occurrences: 3.4, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 24.1, 24.2, 26.5, 27.1, 27.2, 33.1, 35.4, 48.1, 48.2, 48.3, 50.2, 58.4, 58.5

Character: 私

Modern (Beijing) reading: sī

Preclassic Old Chinese: sǝj

Classic Old Chinese: sǝj

Western Han Chinese: sǝj

Eastern Han Chinese: sjǝj

Early Postclassic Chinese: sjij

Middle Postclassic Chinese: sjij

Late Postclassic Chinese: sji

Middle Chinese: sji

English meaning : be private; to turn into one's own, keep for oneself; sister's husband

Russian meaning[s]: 1) частный, личный; 2) тайный, скрываемый; контрабандный; контрабанда; 3) тайная любовная связь; вступить во внебрачную связь; 4) частный (не публичный); неофициальный; домашний; 5) эгоистичный; корыстный; порок; порочный; 6) мочиться; 7) половые органы; 8) древн. домашняя одежда; 9) жить частной жизнью; 10) фаворит(ка); 11) мелочь, безделица

Shuowen gloss: 禾也.從禾.**聲.北道名禾主人曰私主人. [321]

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 115

Four-angle index: 8624

Karlgren code: 0557 b

Shijing occurrences: 2.3_, 57.1_

Character: 秀

Modern (Beijing) reading: xiù

Preclassic Old Chinese: slhuʔs

Classic Old Chinese: sl̥uh

Western Han Chinese: sl̥ǝwh

Eastern Han Chinese: s(h)ǝwh

Early Postclassic Chinese: s(h)ìw

Middle Postclassic Chinese: s(h)ǝ̀w

Late Postclassic Chinese: s(h)ǝ̀w

Middle Chinese: sjǝ̀w

English meaning : to flower and set ears

Russian meaning[s]: 1) прелестный, красивый, изящный; 2) цветущий; колоситься (о хлебе); 3) совершенный, талантливый; 4) Сю (фамилия)

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 115

Four-angle index: 4616

Karlgren code: 1095 a-b

Character: 禿

Modern (Beijing) reading: tū

Preclassic Old Chinese: sl(h)ōk

Classic Old Chinese: (s)l̥ōk

Western Han Chinese: (s)l̥ōk

Eastern Han Chinese: l̥ōk

Early Postclassic Chinese: thōk

Middle Postclassic Chinese: thōk

Late Postclassic Chinese: thwōk

Middle Chinese: thuk

English meaning : bald [Han]

Russian meaning[s]: 1) лысый; плешь, плешина; плешивый, облезший; вылезти; облысеть; 2) голый, обнаженный; пустой; голое место; 3) с изъяном, дефектный

Comments: Standard Sino-Viet. is thốc.

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 115

Four-angle index: 7488

Karlgren code: 1205 a

Vietnamese reading: trọc

Character: 究

Modern (Beijing) reading: jiù

Preclassic Old Chinese: kus

Classic Old Chinese: kuh

Western Han Chinese: kǝwh

Eastern Han Chinese: kǝwh

Early Postclassic Chinese: kìw

Middle Postclassic Chinese: kǝ̀w

Late Postclassic Chinese: kǝ̀w

Middle Chinese: kǝ̀w

English meaning : to go to the end, to the bottom of smth., to the extreme, search into, investigate

Russian meaning[s]: 1) расследовать, выяснить, доискаться; исследовать; 2) в конце концов

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 116

Four-angle index: 7735

Character: 系

Modern (Beijing) reading: xì

Preclassic Old Chinese: gēs (~ -ks)

Classic Old Chinese: gēh

Western Han Chinese: gēh

Eastern Han Chinese: giēh

Early Postclassic Chinese: giḕj

Middle Postclassic Chinese: giḕj

Late Postclassic Chinese: giḕj

Middle Chinese: ɣièj

English meaning : bind [Han]

Russian meaning[s]: 1) связь, преемство; наследственная связь; генеалогия; 2) система; порядок; ряд; 3) комплекс; факультет; группа; клика; 4) мат. следствие

Comments: Cf. 係.

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 120

Four-angle index: 8293

Karlgren code: 0876 a-b

Character: 罕

Modern (Beijing) reading: hǎn

Preclassic Old Chinese: hānʔ

Classic Old Chinese: hā́n

Western Han Chinese: hā́n

Eastern Han Chinese: hā́n

Early Postclassic Chinese: hā́n

Middle Postclassic Chinese: hā́n

Late Postclassic Chinese: hā́n

Middle Chinese: xấn

English meaning : rare, seldom

Russian meaning[s]: 1) редкий; необычный; ценный; 2) древн. силки для птиц; 3) Хань (фамилия)

Comments: The original meaning 'net' is attested only since Han.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 122

Four-angle index: 2373

Karlgren code: 0139 |f ́

Character: 肖

Modern (Beijing) reading: xiào

Preclassic Old Chinese: sews

Classic Old Chinese: sewh

Western Han Chinese: sjawh

Eastern Han Chinese: sjawh

Early Postclassic Chinese: sjèw

Middle Postclassic Chinese: sjèw

Late Postclassic Chinese: sjèw

Middle Chinese: sjèw

English meaning : to resemble (LZ)

Russian meaning[s]: 1) похожий, подобный; сходство; 2) почтительный к родителям, хороший (о сыне)

Radical: 130

Four-angle index: 3578

Karlgren code: 1149 g

Character: 肓

Modern (Beijing) reading: huāng

Preclassic Old Chinese: sm(h)āŋ

Classic Old Chinese: (s)m̥āŋ

Western Han Chinese: (s)m̥āŋ

Eastern Han Chinese: m̥āŋ

Early Postclassic Chinese: hwāŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: hwāŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: hwāŋ

Middle Chinese: xwâŋ

English meaning : diaphragm (LZ)

Russian meaning[s]: кит. мед. часть грудной полости между сердцем и диафрагмой; жизненно важное место, жизненные органы

Radical: 130

Four-angle index: 3525

Karlgren code: 0742 y

Character: 肝

Modern (Beijing) reading: gān

Preclassic Old Chinese: kān

Classic Old Chinese: kān

Western Han Chinese: kān

Eastern Han Chinese: kān

Early Postclassic Chinese: kān

Middle Postclassic Chinese: kān

Late Postclassic Chinese: kān

Middle Chinese: kân

English meaning : liver [LZ]

Russian meaning[s]: 1) печень, печенка; 2) храбрость, отвага; 3) совесть

Comments: Regular Sino-Viet. is can.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 130

Four-angle index: 2342

Karlgren code: 0139 l

Vietnamese reading: gan

Jianchuan Bai: kã4

Dali Bai: ka5

Bijiang Bai: qã4