Chinese characters : List with all references

Character: 釜

Modern (Beijing) reading: fǔ

Preclassic Old Chinese: b(h)aʔ

Classic Old Chinese: b(h)á

Western Han Chinese: b(h)á

Eastern Han Chinese: b(h)wá

Early Postclassic Chinese: b(h)wó

Middle Postclassic Chinese: b(h)wó

Late Postclassic Chinese: b(h)wó

Middle Chinese: bǘ

English meaning : cooking pot

Russian meaning[s]: 1) котел для варки пищи (без ножек); 2) фу (древняя мера сыпучих тел, равная 6 доу 4 шэн); 3) см. 滏

Comments: Mod. 3d tone is irregular (4th tone would be expected). In LZ the meaning 'a measure' ( < *'pot') is also attested.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 167

Four-angle index: 383

Karlgren code: 0102 f-g

Shijing occurrences: 15.2_

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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *pa

Meaning: basket

Chinese: 釜 *b_aʔ cooking pot; a measure (?)

Burmese: pha a big basket with a lid.

Kachin: thiŋ-ba⁴ a large bag or haversack.

Lushai: pa a basket for storing rice.

Lepcha: tŭŋ-bo a box of bamboo or other material for holding rice etc., containing about two fi

Comments: Cf. also OCh. 匪 *pǝjʔ square basket.