Chinese Etymology


Character Input:
Simplified (简体字):
Unicode := 5143
GB2312-80 := D4AA


Traditional (繁軆字):
Unicode := 5143
Big5 := A4B8

Phonetic (聲字部分): none

Signific (有意部分): 元 remnant

Etymology (文字來源): Remnant Primitive, a man with the head accentuated

Simplification (简化方法): no simplification

Cantonese (廣東話): yuen4

Taiwanese (台灣話): goan5 khoD1 oan5

English Senses For (英文): wan2
[rare pronunciation]

English Senses For (英文): yuan2
the beginning / the first / original / the head / a dollar / the eldest / chief / big / ( Chinese astrology ) 60 years / the Yuan Dynasty ( 1

ShuoWen (说文解字):
始也從一從兀徐鎧曰元者善之長也故從一

Class: traditional = simplified


Input Single Character (單字):


Seal (說文解字來的篆軆字) Characters


s00003
  LST Seal (六書通來的篆軆字) Characters 

L32110 L32111 L32112 L32113 L32114 L07440 L07442

L07443 L07444 L07445 L07446 L07447 L07448 L07449


L07450 L07451 L07452 L07453 L07454
  Bronze (金文编來的字) Characters 

b00016 b00017 b00018 b00019 b00020 b00021 b00022

b00023 b00024 b00025 b00026 b00027 b00028 b00029

b00030 b00031 b00032 b00033 b00034 b00035 b00036

b00037 b00038 b00039 b00040 b00041 b00042 b00043

b00044 b00045 b00046 b00047 b00048 b00049 b00050


b00051 b00052 b00053
  Oracle (甲骨文编來的字) Characters 


j00003 j00004 j00005 j00006 j00007 j00008 j00009


j00010 j00011 j00012 j00013 j00014

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