Chinese Etymology


Character Input:
Simplified (简体字):
Unicode := 6CD5
GB2312-80 := B7A8


Traditional (繁軆字):
Unicode := 6CD5
Big5 := AA6B

Phonetic (聲字部分): none

Signific (有意部分): 氵水 shui3 water
去 qu4 to go out


Etymology (文字來源): Signific Cluster, simplification of 灋

Simplification (简化方法): no simplification

Cantonese (廣東話): faat3

Taiwanese (台灣話): hoat4

English Senses For (英文): fa3
an institution / law / regulations / rules / the statutes / legal / methods / ways of doing things / to pattern or model after / to emulate / (Buddhism) the "way" -doctrines, etc. / tricks / magic arts / expert or standard (calligraphy, painting, etc.) / penalty / punishment / a Chinese family name

English Senses For (英文): fa2
weights of a scale - 法碼, alternate 砝碼

English Senses For (英文): fa1
a way, especially used in

English Senses For (英文): fa4
the Frank / France / French

ShuoWen (说文解字):
今文省

Class: traditional = simplified


Input Single Character (單字):


Seal (說文解字來的篆軆字) Characters


s07089 s07090 s07091
  LST Seal (六書通來的篆軆字) Characters 


  Bronze (金文编來的字) Characters 


  Oracle (甲骨文编來的字) Characters 



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