Chinese characters : Query result

Character: 枋

Modern (Beijing) reading: fāng

Preclassic Old Chinese: paŋ

Classic Old Chinese: paŋ

Western Han Chinese: paŋ

Eastern Han Chinese: pwaŋ

Early Postclassic Chinese: pwaŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: pwaŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: pwaŋ

Middle Chinese: pwaŋ

English meaning : a k. of tree [LZ]

Comments: Also read *praŋ-s, MC pàiŋ, Pek. bìng 'handle'.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0740 k

Character: 枕

Modern (Beijing) reading: zhěn

Preclassic Old Chinese: tǝmʔ

Classic Old Chinese: tǝ́m

Western Han Chinese: tǝ́m

Eastern Han Chinese: ćǝ́m

Early Postclassic Chinese: ćím

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ćím

Late Postclassic Chinese: ćím

Middle Chinese: ćím

English meaning : headrest, pillow

Russian meaning[s]: 1) подушка; 2) задняя перекладина кузова телеги; 3) затылочная кость; [zhèn] положить голову (на что-л.)

Comments: Also read *tǝmʔ-s, MC ćìm (FQ 之任) id.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 7567

Karlgren code: 0656 g

Jianchuan Bai: cɛ̃1-

Dali Bai: ci1-

Bijiang Bai: čer1-

Character: 東

Modern (Beijing) reading: dōng

Preclassic Old Chinese: tōŋ

Classic Old Chinese: tōŋ

Western Han Chinese: tōŋ

Eastern Han Chinese: tōŋ

Early Postclassic Chinese: tōŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: tōŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: twōŋ

Middle Chinese: tuŋ

Fanqie: 都翁

Rhyme class: 東

English meaning : East

Russian meaning[s]: 1) восток, Ост; [идти] на восток; [приходить] с востока; восточный; японский; 2) хозяин; 3) 1-е число (в телеграммах); 4) Дун (фамилия)

Shuowen gloss: 動也. 從木. 官溥說. 從日在木中. 凡東之屬皆從東.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 5403

Karlgren code: 1175 a-d

Go-on: tuu

Kan-on: tou

Japanese reading: tō+;higashi+;azuma

Vietnamese reading: d_ông

Jianchuan Bai: tü̃4

Dali Bai: tü5

Shijing occurrences: 21.1_, 29.3, 29.4, 37.3_, 48.3_, 51.1, 57.1

Character: 果

Modern (Beijing) reading: guǒ

Preclassic Old Chinese: kʷājʔ

Classic Old Chinese: kwā́j

Western Han Chinese: kwā́j

Eastern Han Chinese: kwǟ́

Early Postclassic Chinese: kwā́

Middle Postclassic Chinese: kwā́

Late Postclassic Chinese: kwā́

Middle Chinese: kwấ

English meaning : fruit, result; also used in 果臝 "a kind of gourd"

Russian meaning[s]: 1) плод; фрукт; 2) результат; 3) эффективно; эффект; 4) действительно; в самом деле; 5) если действительно; 6) наполнить; сделать веским; 7) отважно, смело

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 5360

Karlgren code: 0351 a-b

Vietnamese reading: qua`

Jianchuan Bai: -xɨ1

Dali Bai: -khuo1

Bijiang Bai: -qho1

Character: 杳

Modern (Beijing) reading: yǎo

Russian meaning[s]: 1) темный, скрытый; неопределенный; 2) отдаленный; 3) глубокий и широкий

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 1555

Character: 杷

Modern (Beijing) reading: bǎ

Preclassic Old Chinese: brā

Classic Old Chinese: brā

Western Han Chinese: brā

Eastern Han Chinese: brǟ

Early Postclassic Chinese: bạ̄

Middle Postclassic Chinese: bạ̄

Late Postclassic Chinese: bạ̄

Middle Chinese: bạ

English meaning : a rake [LZ]

Russian meaning[s]: 1) грабли; 2) Па (фамилия)

Comments: Cf. also 爬 *brā 'to rake, scrape' (for *b- cf. Xiamen pe², lit. pa², Fuzhou, Jianou pa², Chaozhou pe²). Also read *brā-s, MC bạ̀ (FQ 白駕), Mand. bà id.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 7130

Karlgren code: 0039 e

Go-on: be

Kan-on: ha

Japanese reading: be;ha;sarai;e

Character: 枇

Modern (Beijing) reading: pí

Preclassic Old Chinese: bijs

Classic Old Chinese: bić

Western Han Chinese: bjǝś

Eastern Han Chinese: bjǝś

Early Postclassic Chinese: bjiś

Middle Postclassic Chinese: bjìj

Late Postclassic Chinese: bjì

Middle Chinese: bjì

English meaning : comb [Han]

Russian meaning[s]: бот. хива, мушмула японская (Eriobotria japonica)

Comments: For *b cf. Fuzhou pe⁶, Jianou pi⁹. Read as *bij, MC bji, modern pí in 枇杷 *bij-brā (Han) 'Eriobotrya japonica Lindl.'. During LZ the character is attested only as a loan for 匕 *pijʔ 'spoon'.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 6927

Character: 枝

Modern (Beijing) reading: zhī

Preclassic Old Chinese: ke

Classic Old Chinese: ke

Western Han Chinese: ke

Eastern Han Chinese: kje

Early Postclassic Chinese: kje

Middle Postclassic Chinese: kje

Late Postclassic Chinese: kje

Middle Chinese: će

English meaning : branch, limb

Russian meaning[s]: 1) ветка, ветвь, ответвление; филиал; ответвляться; 2) поддерживать, см. 支; 3) конечность

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 6072

Karlgren code: 0864 b

Vietnamese reading: chi

Character: 林

Modern (Beijing) reading: lín

Preclassic Old Chinese: rǝm

Classic Old Chinese: rǝm

Western Han Chinese: rǝm

Eastern Han Chinese: rǝm

Early Postclassic Chinese: lim

Middle Postclassic Chinese: lim

Late Postclassic Chinese: lim

Middle Chinese: lim

English meaning : forest, woods; forester; a kind of bell

Russian meaning[s]: 1) лес, роща; лесной; 2) собрание; сборник; множество; 3) густой; цветущий; 4) Линь (фамилия)

Shuowen gloss: 平土有叢木曰林.從二木.凡林之屬皆從林. [271]

Comments: For initial *r- cf. Min forms: Xiamen na², Chaozhou lim², Fuzhou liŋ², Jianou lɛiŋ². Cf. also a derivate: OC *srǝm 森 'thicket, grove'.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 5148

Karlgren code: 0655 a-d

Vietnamese reading: lâm

Shijing occurrences: 7.3_, 31.3

Character: 杯

Modern (Beijing) reading: bēi

Preclassic Old Chinese: pǝ̄

Classic Old Chinese: pǝ̄

Western Han Chinese: pǝ̄

Eastern Han Chinese: pǝ̄

Early Postclassic Chinese: pǝ̄

Middle Postclassic Chinese: pǝ̄

Late Postclassic Chinese: pǝ̄j

Middle Chinese: poj

English meaning : cup [L.Zhou]

Russian meaning[s]: рюмка, чарка; стакан; кубок; чашка

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 7803

Character: 杰

Modern (Beijing) reading: jié

Russian meaning[s]: см. 傑

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 8598

Character: 板

Modern (Beijing) reading: bǎn

Preclassic Old Chinese: prānʔ

Classic Old Chinese: prā́n

Western Han Chinese: prā́n

Eastern Han Chinese: prā́n

Early Postclassic Chinese: pạ̄́n

Middle Postclassic Chinese: pạ̄́n

Late Postclassic Chinese: pạ̄́n

Middle Chinese: pạ́n

English meaning : board

Russian meaning[s]: 1) доска, дощечка, планка; 2) доска для печатания, клише; издание; 3) слиток в форме планки; серебро в слитках; 4) муз. такт; 5) батоги; 6) упрямый; 7) бесчувственный; деревянный, неподвижный

Comments: = 版.

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 5968

Karlgren code: 0262 j

Jianchuan Bai: pɛ̃1

Dali Bai: per1

Bijiang Bai: põ1-

Character: 枉

Modern (Beijing) reading: wǎng

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔʷaŋʔ

Classic Old Chinese: ʔwáŋ

Western Han Chinese: ʔwáŋ

Eastern Han Chinese: ʔwáŋ

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔwáŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔwáŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔwáŋ

Middle Chinese: ʔwáŋ

English meaning : curved, crooked [L.Zhou]

Russian meaning[s]: 1) кривой, искривленный; искривлять; искажать; 2) неправильный, несправедливый; 3) оклеветать; несправедливо обижать; 4) напрасно, зря; тщетный; 5) вежл. соблаговолить, удостоить

Comments: A later semantic development is ('curved' > 'wasted, in vain'). Cf. perhaps also Viet. vồng 'curved, arched'.

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 318

Karlgren code: 0739 q

Vietnamese reading: uô`ng

Character: 松

Modern (Beijing) reading: sōng

Preclassic Old Chinese: lhoŋ

Classic Old Chinese: lhoŋ

Western Han Chinese: lhoŋ

Eastern Han Chinese: zhoŋ

Early Postclassic Chinese: zhoŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: zhoŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: zhoŋ

Middle Chinese: zjöuŋ

English meaning : pine (Pinus tabulae formis)

Russian meaning[s]: 1) сосна; сосновый; 2) Сун (фамилия)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 8653

Karlgren code: 1190 a

Vietnamese reading: tùng

Jianchuan Bai: śõ7-, sõ4

Dali Bai: jou3-

Bijiang Bai: jü7-, sõ4

Character: 析

Modern (Beijing) reading: xī

Preclassic Old Chinese: sēk

Classic Old Chinese: sēk

Western Han Chinese: sēk

Eastern Han Chinese: siēk

Early Postclassic Chinese: siēk

Middle Postclassic Chinese: siēk

Late Postclassic Chinese: siēk

Middle Chinese: siek

English meaning : to cleave, split; disperse; name of the god of the East, or the sacrificing to him

Russian meaning[s]: 1) раскалывать, расщеплять; делить, отделять; 2) различать, распознавать; анализировать; разлагать (на части); анализ

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 2000

Karlgren code: 0857 a-b

Character: 杵

Modern (Beijing) reading: chǔ

Preclassic Old Chinese: thaʔ

Classic Old Chinese: thá

Western Han Chinese: thá

Eastern Han Chinese: ćhá

Early Postclassic Chinese: ćhó

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ćhó

Late Postclassic Chinese: ćhó

Middle Chinese: ćhö́

English meaning : pestle

Russian meaning[s]: пест; валик; дубинка, палка; бить; толочь

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 2392

Karlgren code: 0086 a

Character: 枚

Modern (Beijing) reading: méi

Preclassic Old Chinese: mǝ̄j

Classic Old Chinese: mǝ̄j

Western Han Chinese: mǝ̄j

Eastern Han Chinese: mǝ̄j

Early Postclassic Chinese: mǝ̄j

Middle Postclassic Chinese: mǝ̄j

Late Postclassic Chinese: mǝ̄j

Middle Chinese: moj

English meaning : branch, board

Russian meaning[s]: 1) штука; поштучно; счетный суффикс для тонких или круглых предметов; 2) ствол (дерева); 3) мундштук, удила; 4) Мэй (фамилия)

Shuowen gloss: 榦也.從木支.可為杖也.詩曰.施于條枚. [249]

Comments: For *m- cf. Min forms: Xiamen, Chaozhou bue², Fuzhou muoi².

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 6236

Karlgren code: 0546 a

Shijing occurrences: 10.1_

Character: 枓

Modern (Beijing) reading: dǒu

Preclassic Old Chinese: tōʔ

Classic Old Chinese: tṓ

Western Han Chinese: twā́

Eastern Han Chinese: twā́

Early Postclassic Chinese: tṓw

Middle Postclassic Chinese: tǝ̄̀w

Late Postclassic Chinese: tǝ̄̀w

Middle Chinese: tʌ́w

English meaning : ladle [LZ]

Russian meaning[s]: деревянная прокладка под стропила

Comments: = 斗 q.v.

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 2658

Karlgren code: 0116 b

Character: 杼

Modern (Beijing) reading: zhù

Preclassic Old Chinese: Łhas

Classic Old Chinese: Łhah

Western Han Chinese: Łhah

Eastern Han Chinese: lhah

Early Postclassic Chinese: dhò

Middle Postclassic Chinese: dhò

Late Postclassic Chinese: dhò

Middle Chinese: ḍö̀

English meaning : shuttle

Russian meaning[s]: ткацкий челнок

Comments: The original reading of the character must have been *laʔ (MC źö́, Pek. shù) 'oak', attested during Late Zhou, when also another reading, *la(ʔ)-s (MC źö̀, Pek. shù) 'trough' is attested. The usage of the character for *Łha-s 'shuttle' in Shijing must be secondary.

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 3025

Karlgren code: 0083 f

Character: 杪

Modern (Beijing) reading: miǎo

Preclassic Old Chinese: m(h)ewʔ

Classic Old Chinese: m(h)éw

Western Han Chinese: m(h)jáw

Eastern Han Chinese: m(h)jáw

Early Postclassic Chinese: m(h)jéw

Middle Postclassic Chinese: m(h)jéw

Late Postclassic Chinese: m(h)jéw

Middle Chinese: mjéw

English meaning : the utmost end [LZ]

Russian meaning[s]: 1) тонкие веточки [дерева]; кончик, оконечность; 2) предел, край; 3) конец (года)

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 4063

Karlgren code: 1158 c-d