Chinese Etymology


Character Input:
Simplified (简体字):
Unicode := 8BED
GB2312-80 := D3EF


Traditional (繁軆字):
Unicode := 8A9E
Big5 := BB79

Phonetic (聲字部分): 吾 wu2 五 wu3

Signific (有意部分): 言 yan2 speak

Etymology (文字來源): Phonetic Signific, relating to the spoken word 言 - language

Simplification (简化方法): no simplified form

Cantonese (廣東話): yue5

Taiwanese (台灣話): gi2 gu2

English Senses For (英文): yu3
language / speech / a word / a sentence / an expression / a saying / a proverb / a sign / a signal / to speak / to say / to talk

English Senses For (英文): yu4
to tell / to inform / to admonish

ShuoWen (说文解字):
論也從言吾聲

Class: traditional with 1 different simplified


Input Single Character (單字):


Seal (說文解字來的篆軆字) Characters


s01651
  LST Seal (六書通來的篆軆字) Characters 


L14176 L14177 L14174 L14175
  Bronze (金文编來的字) Characters 


b02980 b02981
  Oracle (甲骨文编來的字) Characters 



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