Chinese characters : List with all references

Character: 泳

Modern (Beijing) reading: yǒng

Preclassic Old Chinese: w(h)raŋs

Classic Old Chinese: w(h)raŋh

Western Han Chinese: w(h)raŋh

Eastern Han Chinese: w(h)reŋh

Early Postclassic Chinese: w(h)èŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: w(h)èŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: w(h)èŋ

Middle Chinese: wàiŋ

English meaning : to wade, swim

Russian meaning[s]: плавать; нырять

Shuowen gloss: 行水中也.從水.永聲.

Comments: Modern 3d tone is probably secondary, under influence of 永 q.v.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 85

Four-angle index: 5519

Karlgren code: 0764 j-k

Shijing occurrences: 9.1_, 9.2_, 9.3_, 35.4

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Sino-Tibetan etymology :

Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *Qʷaŋ

Meaning: swim

Chinese: 泳 *w(h)raŋ-s to wade, swim

Comments: Cf. Karen *kwaN.T, Guiqiong [tʃǝ.55] gũ.55 'swim'.