Chinese Etymology


Character Input:
Simplified (简体字):
Unicode := 8A00
GB2312-80 := D1D4


Traditional (繁軆字):
Unicode := 8A00
Big5 := A8A5

Phonetic (聲字部分): none

Signific (有意部分): 言 remnant

Etymology (文字來源): Remnant Primitive, Mouth and tongue with something on it.

Simplification (简化方法): radical simplification / no simplification

Cantonese (廣東話): yin4

Taiwanese (台灣話): gan5 gian5

English Senses For (英文): yan2
speech / words / to say / to talk / to speak / to mean / to express / a language / a dialect / a tongue / a Chinese family name / ( now rarely ) used as a particle, adverb, etc. in various ancient expressions without meaning

ShuoWen (说文解字):
直言日言論難日語從口**聲凡言之屬皆從言

Class: traditional = simplified


Input Single Character (單字):


Seal (說文解字來的篆軆字) Characters


s01648
  LST Seal (六書通來的篆軆字) Characters 

L31996 L31997 L31998 L06958 L06959 L06960 L06961

L06962 L06963 L06964 L06965 L06966 L06967 L06968

L06969 L06970 L06971 L06972 L06973 L06974 L06975

L06976 L06977 L06978 L06979 L06980 L06981 L06982


L06983 L06984 L06985 L06986 L06987
  Bronze (金文编來的字) Characters 

b02975 b02976 b02977 b02978 b02979 b03191 b03192


b03193 b03194 b03195 b03196
  Oracle (甲骨文编來的字) Characters 


j04903 j04904 j04905 j04906 j04907 j04908 j04909


j04910 j04911 j04912 j04913 j04914 j04915 j04916


j04917 j04918 j04919 j04920 j04921 j04922 j04923


j04924

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