Chinese characters : Query result

Character: 鳶

Modern (Beijing) reading: yuán

Preclassic Old Chinese: lon (~ -r)

Classic Old Chinese: lwan

Western Han Chinese: lwan

Eastern Han Chinese: źwan

Early Postclassic Chinese: źwen

Middle Postclassic Chinese: jwen

Late Postclassic Chinese: jwen

Middle Chinese: jwen

English meaning : hawk, kite

Russian meaning[s]: 1) коршун (Milvus melanotis); 2) бумажный змей

Radical: 196

Four-angle index: 4576

Karlgren code: 0230 a

Character: 鳳

Modern (Beijing) reading: fèng

Preclassic Old Chinese: b(h)rǝms

Classic Old Chinese: b(h)rǝmh

Western Han Chinese: b(h)rǝmh

Eastern Han Chinese: b(h)rǝmh

Early Postclassic Chinese: b(h)iùŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: b(h)iùŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: b(h)iùŋ

Middle Chinese: bǜŋ

English meaning : phoenix

Russian meaning[s]: 1) миф. феникс (самец); жар-птица; разукрашенный; 2) обр. императрица; императорский; 3) Фэн (фамилия)

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 196

Four-angle index: 7653

Karlgren code: 0625 j-m

Vietnamese reading: phụng

Character: 麼

Modern (Beijing) reading: mó me

Preclassic Old Chinese: m(h)ājʔ

Classic Old Chinese: m(h)ā́j

Western Han Chinese: m(h)ā́j

Eastern Han Chinese: m(h)ǟ́

Early Postclassic Chinese: m(h)ā́

Middle Postclassic Chinese: m(h)ā́

Late Postclassic Chinese: m(h)ā́

Middle Chinese: mwấ

English meaning : small [L.Zhou]

Russian meaning[s]: крошечный, маленький, незначительный; [má] разг. что?; какой?, вм. 甚麼; [-mo] суффикс ряда местоимений и наречий, часто вм. 末; [-me] конечная частица предложения а) вопросительная; б) недоверия, сомнения; в) восклицания, усиления

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 200

Four-angle index: 8628

Karlgren code: 0017 d

Character: 鼻

Modern (Beijing) reading: bí

Preclassic Old Chinese: bhits

Classic Old Chinese: bhić

Western Han Chinese: bhjǝś

Eastern Han Chinese: bhjǝś

Early Postclassic Chinese: bhjiś

Middle Postclassic Chinese: bhjìj

Late Postclassic Chinese: bhjì

Middle Chinese: bjì

English meaning : nose

Russian meaning[s]: 1) нос; 2) носик, ушко (предмета); 3) начало; первый

Comments: For *bh- cf. Xiamen, Jianou phi⁶, Chaozhou phĩ⁶, Fuzhou phe⁵. Modern 2d tone is quite irregular.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 209

Four-angle index: 2709

Karlgren code: 0521 c

Jianchuan Bai: pĩ7-

Dali Bai: pi3-

Character: 齊

Modern (Beijing) reading: qí

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʒ́ǝ̄j

Classic Old Chinese: ʒǝ̄j

Western Han Chinese: ʒǝ̄j

Eastern Han Chinese: ʒǝ̄j

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʒǝ̄j

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʒǝ̄j

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʒǝ̄j

Middle Chinese: ʒiej

English meaning : be the same, equal, in line; place name

Russian meaning[s]: 1) ровный; равный; равняться; ряд; рядовой, обычный; 2) вместе, заодно, сообща; 3) упорядочить, привести в порядок; держать в равновесии; 4) целиком, полностью; 5) глагольный суффикс результата действия, указывающий на законченность ряда одинаковых действий; 6) Ци (династия Северного Царства 549 - 579 гг.); 7) Ци (древнее княжество в нынешней провинции Шаньдун); сокр. провинция Шаньдун; 8) сокр. г. Цицикар; 9) Ци (фамилия); [zhāi] поститься; воздержание, см. 齋; [zī] траурное платье

Comments: Standard Sino-Viet. is tề. Sometimes used as a loan for 齋 *ćrǝ̄j (thus in Shi 15.3, 24.2). For *ʒ́ cf. Xiamen cue², Fuzhou cä², Jianou ci², cai² (Chaozhou chi² is probably secondary).

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 210

Four-angle index: 2712

Karlgren code: 0593 a-e

Vietnamese reading: tày

Shijing occurrences: 15.3, 24.2, 24.3, 57.1

Character: 億

Modern (Beijing) reading: yì

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔǝk

Classic Old Chinese: ʔǝk

Western Han Chinese: ʔǝk

Eastern Han Chinese: ʔǝk

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔɨk

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔɨk

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔɨk

Middle Chinese: ʔik

English meaning : be one hundred thousand

Russian meaning[s]: 1) сто миллионов; мириады, бесчисленное множество; 2) затевать; рассчитывать, обдумывать; гадать, строить предположения; 3) спокойный; в покое

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 9

Four-angle index: 8376

Karlgren code: 0957 e

Vietnamese reading: ú'c

Jianchuan Bai: ji8

Dali Bai: ji4

Character: 儀

Modern (Beijing) reading: yí

Preclassic Old Chinese: ŋaj

Classic Old Chinese: ŋaj

Western Han Chinese: ŋaj

Eastern Han Chinese: ŋe

Early Postclassic Chinese: ŋe

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ŋe

Late Postclassic Chinese: ŋe

Middle Chinese: ŋe

English meaning : proper conduct, demeanor, manner, dignity

Russian meaning[s]: 1) церемониал, обряд, ритуал; 2) порядок; правила; 3) разрешать; 4) быть должным, следует; 5) этика; нравы, обычаи; 6) внешний вид; манеры; 7) дар, подарок; 8) сокр. прибор, аппарат; 9) сомневаться; подозревать; 10) И (фамилия)

Comments: = 宜 q.v.

Radical: 9

Four-angle index: 6778

Karlgren code: 0002 u

Shijing occurrences: 26.3, 45.1_, 52.1_

Character: 僻

Modern (Beijing) reading: pì

English meaning : be depraved, perverse

Russian meaning[s]: 1) захолустье; уединенный; деревенский; 2) низкий, подлый; вульгарный, развратный; 3) необычный, редкий; 4) пристрастный, односторонний

Radical: 9

Four-angle index: 2409

Karlgren code: 0853 i

Character: 僵

Modern (Beijing) reading: jiāng

Preclassic Old Chinese: kaŋ

Classic Old Chinese: kaŋ

Western Han Chinese: kaŋ

Eastern Han Chinese: kaŋ

Early Postclassic Chinese: kaŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: kaŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: kaŋ

Middle Chinese: kaŋ

English meaning : prostrate, fall

Russian meaning[s]: 1) опрокинуться, повалиться, упасть; 2) окоченеть, одеревенеть

Comments: Also read *gaŋ, MC gaŋ, Pek. qiáng id.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 9

Four-angle index: 58

Karlgren code: 0710 c

Character: 價

Modern (Beijing) reading: jià

Preclassic Old Chinese: krājʔs

Classic Old Chinese: krājh

Western Han Chinese: krājh

Eastern Han Chinese: krǟh

Early Postclassic Chinese: kạ̈̄̀

Middle Postclassic Chinese: kạ̈̄̀

Late Postclassic Chinese: kạ̈̄̀

Middle Chinese: kạ̀

English meaning : price [LZ]

Russian meaning[s]: цена; стоимость; эквивалент; [-jia -ga] диал. суффикс наречий

Comments: See 賈.

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 9

Four-angle index: 7984

Karlgren code: 0038 c

Character: 儂

Modern (Beijing) reading: nong

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Character: 儈

Modern (Beijing) reading: kuài

Russian meaning[s]: маклер, торговый посредник

Radical: 9

Four-angle index: 1516

Character: 儉

Modern (Beijing) reading: jiǎn

Preclassic Old Chinese: ghramʔ

Classic Old Chinese: ghrám

Western Han Chinese: ghrám

Eastern Han Chinese: ghrám

Early Postclassic Chinese: ghém

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ghém

Late Postclassic Chinese: ghém

Middle Chinese: gém

English meaning : to economize [LZ]

Russian meaning[s]: 1) экономить; экономный, бережливый; простой; 2) недород, неурожай; недостаточный, скудный; 3) 28-е число (в телеграммах); 4) Цзянь (фамилия)

Comments: Mod. jiǎn is irregular (instead of *jiàn); for *gh cf. Xiamen khiam⁶, Chaozhou khiǝm⁴.

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 9

Four-angle index: 7824

Karlgren code: 0613 e

Vietnamese reading: kiệm

Character: 凜

Modern (Beijing) reading: lǐn

Russian meaning[s]: 1) мороз; холод; холодный; дрожать (от холода); 2) трепетать (от страха); внушающий страх, грозный

Radical: 15

Four-angle index: 5419

Character: �

Modern (Beijing) reading: lin

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Character: 劇

Modern (Beijing) reading: jù

Preclassic Old Chinese: ghrak

Classic Old Chinese: ghrak

Western Han Chinese: ghrak

Eastern Han Chinese: ghrak

Early Postclassic Chinese: ghek

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ghek

Late Postclassic Chinese: ghek

Middle Chinese: gäik

English meaning : to intensify; extremity, difficulty [L.Zhou]

Russian meaning[s]: 1) сильный; обостренный; обостряться; еще более; чрезвычайно, очень, сильно; 2) пьеса, спектакль; драма; драматический; 3) Цзюй (фамилия)

Comments: Another meaning - "to play; play, drama" - is attested since Tang. For *gh cf. Xiamen khiɔk⁸, Fuzhou khiok⁸, Jianou khi⁸.

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 18

Four-angle index: 2899

Karlgren code: 0803 i

Vietnamese reading: kịch

Character: 劈

Modern (Beijing) reading: pī

Preclassic Old Chinese: phēk

Classic Old Chinese: phēk

Western Han Chinese: phēk

Eastern Han Chinese: phiēk

Early Postclassic Chinese: phiēk

Middle Postclassic Chinese: phiēk

Late Postclassic Chinese: phiēk

Middle Chinese: phiek

English meaning : to cleave, cut [Nanchao]

Russian meaning[s]: 1) расколоть, разрубить; вскрыть ножом; 2) напротив (чего-л.); прямо (в упор, в лицо)

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 18

Four-angle index: 4188

Jianchuan Bai: phi4

Character: 劉

Modern (Beijing) reading: liú

Preclassic Old Chinese: rhu

Classic Old Chinese: rhu

Western Han Chinese: rhǝw

Eastern Han Chinese: rhǝw

Early Postclassic Chinese: lhiw

Middle Postclassic Chinese: lhǝw

Late Postclassic Chinese: lhǝw

Middle Chinese: lǝw

English meaning : to slaughter, kill; slaughtering axe

Russian meaning[s]: 1) древн. секира; убивать; 2) Лю (фамилия)

Comments: Standard Sino-Viet. is lu'u. For *rh cf. Jianyang seu².

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 18

Four-angle index: 2813

Karlgren code: 1114 |a ́

Vietnamese reading: rìu

Character: 劍

Modern (Beijing) reading: jiàn

Preclassic Old Chinese: kams

Classic Old Chinese: kamh

Western Han Chinese: kamh

Eastern Han Chinese: kamh

Early Postclassic Chinese: kàm

Middle Postclassic Chinese: kǝ̀m

Late Postclassic Chinese: kǝ̀m

Middle Chinese: kǝ̀m

English meaning : sword

Russian meaning[s]: 1) обоюдоострый меч; 2) зарубить, убить

Comments: Regular Sino-Viet. is kiếm. ? Cf. PA *k`èmá 'sharp, sharp tool'.

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 18

Four-angle index: 2911

Karlgren code: 0613 i-j

Vietnamese reading: gu'o'm

Character: 劊

Modern (Beijing) reading: gui

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0