Chinese Etymology


Character Input:
Simplified (简体字):
Unicode := 9769
GB2312-80 := B8EF


Traditional (繁軆字):
Unicode := 9769
Big5 := ADB2

Phonetic (聲字部分): none

Signific (有意部分): 革 remnant

Etymology (文字來源): Remnant Primitive, Spread out animal skin

Simplification (简化方法): no simplification

Cantonese (廣東話): gaak3

Taiwanese (台灣話): kek4

English Senses For (英文): ge2
hides stripped of hair / skin / leather / to get rid of / to eliminate / to change / to reform / to renovate / (now rarely) human skin / Chinese percussion musical instruments / armor / soldiers / one of the Eight Diagrams / a Chinese family name

English Senses For (英文): ji2
urgent / dangerous

ShuoWen (说文解字):
獸皮治去其毛革更之象古文革之形凡革之屬皆從革

Class: traditional = simplified


Input Single Character (單字):


Seal (說文解字來的篆軆字) Characters


s02014
  LST Seal (六書通來的篆軆字) Characters 

L38207 L38208 L38209 L38210 L38211 L27922 L27923

L27925 L27926 L27927 L27928 L27929 L27930 L27931


L27932 L27933 L27934
  Bronze (金文编來的字) Characters 


b03516 b03517
  Oracle (甲骨文编來的字) Characters 



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