Chinese Etymology


Character Input:
Simplified (简体字):
Unicode := 9C9C
GB2312-80 := CFCA


Traditional (繁軆字):
Unicode := 9BAE
Big5 := C241

Phonetic (聲字部分): none

Signific (有意部分): 魚 yu2 fish
羊 yang2 sheep


Etymology (文字來源): Signific Cluster, fish 魚 and sheep 羊 to eat - tasty - fresh

Simplification (简化方法): no simplified form

Cantonese (廣東話): sin1 sin2

Taiwanese (台灣話): chhiN1 sian1 sian2

English Senses For (英文): xian3
rare / few / seldom

English Senses For (英文): xian1
fresh / new / delicious / tasty / bright / attractive

ShuoWen (说文解字):
魚名出貉國從魚羴省聲

Class: traditional with 1 different simplified


Input Single Character (單字):


Seal (說文解字來的篆軆字) Characters


s08607
  LST Seal (六書通來的篆軆字) Characters 

L31829 L31830 L31831 L31832 L31833 L06568 L06569


L06570 L06571
  Bronze (金文编來的字) Characters 

b15976 b15977 b15978 b15979 b15980 b15981 b15982


b15983 b15984 b15985 b15986
  Oracle (甲骨文编來的字) Characters 



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