Chinese Etymology


Character Input:
Simplified (简体字):
Unicode := 952E
GB2312-80 := BCFC


Traditional (繁軆字):
Unicode := 9375
Big5 := C1E4

Phonetic (聲字部分): 建 jian4 廴 yin3 yin4

Signific (有意部分): 釒金 jin1 bell - metal

Etymology (文字來源): Phonetic Signific, related to metal 釒金 - key

Simplification (简化方法): no simplified form

Cantonese (廣東話):

Taiwanese (台灣話):

English Senses For (英文): jian4
key ( to a door on a musical instrument, etc. )

ShuoWen (说文解字):
鉉也一曰車轄從金建聲

Class: traditional with 1 different simplified


Input Single Character (單字):


Seal (說文解字來的篆軆字) Characters


s10472
  LST Seal (六書通來的篆軆字) Characters 


L36715
  Bronze (金文编來的字) Characters 


  Oracle (甲骨文编來的字) Characters 



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