Chinese Etymology


Character Input:
Simplified (简体字):
Unicode := 660E
GB2312-80 := C3F7


Traditional (繁軆字):
Unicode := 660E
Big5 := A9FA

Phonetic (聲字部分): none

Signific (有意部分): 日 ri4 sun
月 yue4 moon


Etymology (文字來源): Signific Cluster, a window (or sun) 日 depending on the ancient character plus moon 月 - bright

Simplification (简化方法): no simplification

Cantonese (廣東話): ming4

Taiwanese (台灣話): bin5 beng5 ma5

English Senses For (英文): ming2
light / bright / brilliant / clear / understandable / to clarify / to understand / obvious / evident / intelligent / clever / eyesight / the seeing faculty / day / daybreak / dawn / to state / to show / to assert / next ( day or year ) / the Ming Dynasty ( 1

ShuoWen (说文解字):
古文明從日

Class: traditional = simplified


Input Single Character (單字):


Seal (說文解字來的篆軆字) Characters


s04931 s04932
  LST Seal (六書通來的篆軆字) Characters 

L33090 L33091 L33092 L33093 L33094 L33095 L33096

L33097 L33098 L33099 L33100 L33101 L10486 L10487

L10488 L10489 L10490 L10491 L10492 L10493 L10494

L10495 L10496 L10497 L10498 L10499 L10500 L10501


L10502 L10503 L10483 L10484 L10485
  Bronze (金文编來的字) Characters 

b10475 b10476 b10477 b10478 b10479 b10480 b10481

b10482 b10483 b10484 b10485 b10486 b10487 b10488

b10489 b10490 b10491 b10492 b10493 b10494 b10495


b10496 b10497 b10498 b10499 b10500 b10501
  Oracle (甲骨文编來的字) Characters 


j16479 j16480 j16481 j16482 j16483 j16484 j16485


j16486 j16487 j16488 j16489 j16490 j16491 j16492


j16493 j16494 j16495 j16496 j16497

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