Chinese characters : Query result

Character: 露

Modern (Beijing) reading: lù

Preclassic Old Chinese: rhāks

Classic Old Chinese: rhāh

Western Han Chinese: rhāh

Eastern Han Chinese: rhāh

Early Postclassic Chinese: lhṑ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: lhṑ

Late Postclassic Chinese: lhṑ

Middle Chinese: lò

English meaning : to condense (into droplets), dew; let appear

Russian meaning[s]: 1) роса; 2) стар. Россия; [lòu lù] 1) показать(ся), обнаружить(ся); 2) открытый, обнаженный; 3) под открытым небом

Comments: In Viet. cf. also more archaic loans: ro` 'to drip, ooze', rõ 'clear' ( < 'let appear, be apparent'). Regular Sino-Viet. is lộ. For *rh cf. Xiamen lɔ⁶, Chaozhou lou⁶, Fuzhou lo⁵, Jianou su⁶.

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 173

Four-angle index: 1389

Karlgren code: 0766 |t ́

Vietnamese reading: ló

Shijing occurrences: 17.1_, 36.1_

Character: 響

Modern (Beijing) reading: xiǎng

Russian meaning[s]: 1) звук; отзвук, отголосок, эхо; 2) звук выстрела, выстрел; 3) гулкий, громкий, звучный; 4) звучать, раздаваться, греметь

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 180

Four-angle index: 1503

Karlgren code: 0714 n

Character: 顧

Modern (Beijing) reading: gù

Preclassic Old Chinese: kāʔs

Classic Old Chinese: kāh

Western Han Chinese: kāh

Eastern Han Chinese: kāh

Early Postclassic Chinese: kā̀

Middle Postclassic Chinese: kā̀

Late Postclassic Chinese: kā̀

Middle Chinese: kò

English meaning : to regard, look at, turn the head to, consider, take care of; a sight

Russian meaning[s]: 1) повернуть голову назад; оглянуться; 2) наблюдать, лично посмотреть; 3) считаться с...; учитывать; заботиться о...; 4) размышлять; подумать; забота; 5) внимание; визит, посещение; 6) однако; напротив; все же; но вот (в начале абзаца или предложения); 7) Гу (фамилия)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 181

Four-angle index: 8072

Karlgren code: 0053 g

Shijing occurrences: 29.1_, 30.1

Character: 顥

Modern (Beijing) reading: hào

Russian meaning[s]: ослепительно белый

Radical: 181

Four-angle index: 8131

Karlgren code: 1043 a

Character: 饗

Modern (Beijing) reading: xiǎng

Preclassic Old Chinese: haŋʔ

Classic Old Chinese: háŋ

Western Han Chinese: háŋ

Eastern Han Chinese: háŋ

Early Postclassic Chinese: háŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: háŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: háŋ

Middle Chinese: xáŋ

Russian meaning[s]: 1) угощать (кормить) гостей; 2) приносить жертву; 3) получать; пользоваться, вм. 享

Radical: 184

Four-angle index: 5796

Karlgren code: 0714 j

Character: 驅

Modern (Beijing) reading: qū

Preclassic Old Chinese: kho

Classic Old Chinese: kho

Western Han Chinese: khwa

Eastern Han Chinese: khwa

Early Postclassic Chinese: khwo

Middle Postclassic Chinese: khwo

Late Postclassic Chinese: khwo

Middle Chinese: khü

English meaning : to drive (animals), gallop, drive out, drive away

Russian meaning[s]: 1) изгонять, выгонять; 2) мчаться, бежать; торопиться; 3) подстегивать лошадь

Comments: Also read *kho-s, MC khǜ (FQ 區遇) id.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 187

Four-angle index: 786

Karlgren code: 0122 c-f

Shijing occurrences: 54.1_

Character: 驃

Modern (Beijing) reading: biao

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Character: 驀

Modern (Beijing) reading: mò

Russian meaning[s]: 1) наскочить; 2) внезапно, вдруг

Radical: 187

Four-angle index: 4602

Character: 騾

Modern (Beijing) reading: luó

Preclassic Old Chinese: rōj

Classic Old Chinese: rwāj

Western Han Chinese: rwāj

Eastern Han Chinese: rwǟ

Early Postclassic Chinese: lwā

Middle Postclassic Chinese: lwā

Late Postclassic Chinese: lwā

Middle Chinese: lwâ

English meaning : mule [LZ]

Russian meaning[s]: мул

Comments: An older loanword from the same source is Viet. lai 'half-bred, cross-bred'. For *r cf. Xiamen, Chaozhou lo², Fuzhou lɔ².

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 187

Four-angle index: 8263

Karlgren code: 0577 t

Vietnamese reading: la

Character: 髏

Modern (Beijing) reading: lóu

Preclassic Old Chinese: rō

Classic Old Chinese: rō

Western Han Chinese: rwā

Eastern Han Chinese: rwā

Early Postclassic Chinese: lōw

Middle Postclassic Chinese: lǝ̄w

Late Postclassic Chinese: lǝ̄w

Middle Chinese: lʌw

English meaning : skull [LZ]

Russian meaning[s]: 髑髏 череп

Comments: For *r- cf. Fuzhou leu², Jianou le⁹.

Radical: 188

Four-angle index: 8815

Karlgren code: 0123 n

Character: 魔

Modern (Beijing) reading: mó

Preclassic Old Chinese: mhā

Classic Old Chinese: mhā

Western Han Chinese: mhā

Eastern Han Chinese: mhā

Early Postclassic Chinese: mhō

Middle Postclassic Chinese: mhō

Late Postclassic Chinese: mhō

Middle Chinese: mwâ

English meaning : ghost, devil [Wei]

Russian meaning[s]: 1) злой дух, черт, дьявол; 2) чары; чарующий; волшебный, фантастический, сверхъестественный; мистика; черная магия; 3) обр. безумное пристрастие; 4) наваждение, дьявольщина; 5) помеха, задержка, препятствие

Comments: The word (*mhā in Late Old Chinese) is a contraction of 魔羅 *mhā-lā < Sanskr. māra 'spirit of death, evil ghost'. For *mh cf. Chaozhou mo¹, Guangzhou mɔ¹.

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 194

Four-angle index: 7478

Vietnamese reading: ma

Character: 魑

Modern (Beijing) reading: chī

Preclassic Old Chinese: srhaj

Classic Old Chinese: r̥aj

Western Han Chinese: r̥aj

Eastern Han Chinese: r̥e

Early Postclassic Chinese: ṭhe

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ṭhe

Late Postclassic Chinese: ṭhe

Middle Chinese: ṭhe

English meaning : a k. of demon [L.Zhou]

Russian meaning[s]: 魑魅 призрак, привидение; причудливый (о деревьях и камнях); причудливость (напр. скал)

Comments: Shuowen has the radicalless form with the meaning 'a mountain demon'.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 194

Four-angle index: 7483

Karlgren code: 0023 a-b

Character: 鰭

Modern (Beijing) reading: qí

Russian meaning[s]: 1) плавники (рыбы); 2) ав. несущие поверхности

Radical: 195

Four-angle index: 1589

Karlgren code: 0552 m-n

Character: 鰥

Modern (Beijing) reading: guān

Preclassic Old Chinese: kʷrǝ̄n

Classic Old Chinese: kwrǝ̄n

Western Han Chinese: kwrǝ̄n

Eastern Han Chinese: kwrǝ̄n

Early Postclassic Chinese: kwǝ̣̄n

Middle Postclassic Chinese: kwiǝ̣̄n

Late Postclassic Chinese: kwiǝ̣̄n

Russian meaning[s]: 1) большая рыба; 2) вдовец; бобыль, холостяк, одинокий

Radical: 195

Four-angle index: 4883

Karlgren code: 0481 a-b

Character: 鶯

Modern (Beijing) reading: yīng

English meaning : variegated (of birds)

Russian meaning[s]: иволга

Radical: 196

Four-angle index: 4564

Karlgren code: 0843 l

Character: 鶴

Modern (Beijing) reading: hè

Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)ākʷ

Classic Old Chinese: g(h)āuk

Western Han Chinese: gāuk (~ ɣ-)

Eastern Han Chinese: gāuk (~ ɣ-)

Early Postclassic Chinese: gāuk (~ ɣ-)

Middle Postclassic Chinese: gāk (~ ɣ-)

Late Postclassic Chinese: gāk (~ ɣ-)

Middle Chinese: ɣâk

English meaning : crane

Russian meaning[s]: 1) журавль (Grus chinensis, символ долголетия, больших чинов, одиночества); 2) ожидать с нетерпением; высматривать; 3) перен. крупный чиновник

Radical: 196

Four-angle index: 4499

Karlgren code: 1117 b

Vietnamese reading: hạc

Character: 鷂

Modern (Beijing) reading: yào

Preclassic Old Chinese: Ławs

Classic Old Chinese: Ławh

Western Han Chinese: lawh

Eastern Han Chinese: źawh

Early Postclassic Chinese: źèw

Middle Postclassic Chinese: jèw

Late Postclassic Chinese: jèw

Middle Chinese: jèw

English meaning : kite [Han]

Russian meaning[s]: 1) стервятники; зоол. ястреб-перепелятник (Accipiter nisus); 2) бумажный змей

Comments: Also read *Ław, MC jew, Mand. yāo 'a k. of pheasant' [Han].

Radical: 196

Four-angle index: 4500

Karlgren code: 1144 m

Vietnamese reading: diều

Character: 麝

Modern (Beijing) reading: shè

Preclassic Old Chinese: lias

Classic Old Chinese: liah

Western Han Chinese: liah

Eastern Han Chinese: źäh

Early Postclassic Chinese: źà

Middle Postclassic Chinese: źà

Late Postclassic Chinese: źà

Middle Chinese: źà

English meaning : musk-deer (Moschus moschiferus)

Russian meaning[s]: мускусная кабарга (Moschus moschiferus)

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 198

Four-angle index: 3147

Character: 黯

Modern (Beijing) reading: àn

Russian meaning[s]: 1) черным-черно; чернота; 2) скорбно; удрученно, мрачно; 3) оплакивать разлуку

Radical: 203

Four-angle index: 1501

Character: 鼙

Modern (Beijing) reading: pí

Russian meaning[s]: 鼙鼓 военный барабан

Radical: 207

Four-angle index: 2294

Karlgren code: 0874 p