Chinese Etymology


Character Input:
Simplified (简体字):
Unicode := 5E72
GB2312-80 := B8C9


Traditional (繁軆字):
Unicode := 5E72
Big5 := A47A

Phonetic (聲字部分): none

Signific (有意部分): 干 remnant

Etymology (文字來源): Remnant Primitive, A pestle

Simplification (简化方法): unique simplification 072 / unique simplification 072 / no simplification This character maps to multiple traditional characters 乾幹干

Cantonese (廣東話): gon1

Taiwanese (台灣話): kan1 koaN1

English Senses For (英文): han4
[productive phonetic] / pestle

English Senses For (英文): an4
[productive phonetic] / pestle

English Senses For (英文): jian1
[rare pronunciation]

English Senses For (英文): gan1
to offend / to oppose / to invade / to jam ( radio broadcasts, etc. ) / to interfere / to intervene / to concern / to involve / to seek / to beseech / the bank ( of a river, etc. ) / a shield / ( how ) many or much / a group / a stem / the Celestial Stems / a Chinese family name

ShuoWen (说文解字):
犯也從反入從一凡干之屬皆從干

Class: simplified (or traditional) with N traditionals


Input Single Character (單字):


Seal (說文解字來的篆軆字) Characters


s01611
  LST Seal (六書通來的篆軆字) Characters 

L31625 L31626 L05881 L05882 L05883 L05884 L05885


L05886 L05887 L05888 L05880
  Bronze (金文编來的字) Characters 


b02774 b02775 b02776 b02777
  Oracle (甲骨文编來的字) Characters 


j04605 j04606 j04607 j04608 j04609 j04610 j04611


j26764 j26765 j26766 j26767 j26768 j26769 j26770


j26771 j26772 j26773 j26774 j26775 j26776 j26777


j26778 j26779 j26780 j26781 j26782 j26783 j26784


j26785 j26786 j26787 j26788 j26789 j26790 j26791


j26792 j26793 j26794 j26795

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