Chinese Etymology


Character Input:
Simplified (简体字):
Unicode := 8109
GB2312-80 := C2F6


Traditional (繁軆字):
Unicode := 8108
Big5 := AFDF

Phonetic (聲字部分): 脈 mo4 mai4 (派-氵) pai4

Signific (有意部分): 月肉 rou4 ribs - flesh

Etymology (文字來源): Phonetic Signific, of the body 月肉 - blood vessels

Simplification (简化方法): no simplified form

Cantonese (廣東話): mak6

Taiwanese (台灣話): beh8 bek8 meh8

English Senses For (英文): mai4
[rare pronunciation]

English Senses For (英文): mo4
the blood vessels / the veins or arteries / the circulation system / the pulse / a mountain range / things that are related and form a system of some kind / stipules or stems of a leaf

ShuoWen (说文解字):
衇或從肉

Class: traditional with 1 different simplified


Input Single Character (單字):


Seal (說文解字來的篆軆字) Characters


s08431 s08432 s08433
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L38149 L27736 L27737
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