Chinese characters : Query result

Character: 旃

Modern (Beijing) reading: zhān

Preclassic Old Chinese: tan

Classic Old Chinese: tan

Western Han Chinese: tan

Eastern Han Chinese: ćan

Early Postclassic Chinese: ćen

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ćen

Late Postclassic Chinese: ćen

Middle Chinese: ćen

English meaning : a k. of flag

Russian meaning[s]: 1) флаг с изогнутым древком; 2) войлок; войлочный, ковровый; 3) конечная частица, соответствующая 之 + 焉 его, их; от него; от них; там

Comments: Also used for *tan 'postverbal particle' ( = 之焉).

Radical: 70

Four-angle index: 4015

Karlgren code: 0150 c

Go-on: sen

Kan-on: sen

Japanese reading: sen;akahata;kore

Character: 旄

Modern (Beijing) reading: máo

Preclassic Old Chinese: mhāw

Classic Old Chinese: mhāw

Western Han Chinese: mhāw

Eastern Han Chinese: mhāw

Early Postclassic Chinese: mhāw

Middle Postclassic Chinese: mhāw

Late Postclassic Chinese: mhāw

Middle Chinese: mâw

English meaning : pennon of ox-tails

Russian meaning[s]: 1) бунчук; 2) престарелый, глубокий старик, см. 耄

Comments: Probably a specialization of *mhāw 'hair', see 毛. The character is also used for a homonymous *mhāw 'backward-sloping' (thus in Shi 37.1).

Radical: 70

Four-angle index: 7224

Karlgren code: 0137 c-d

Shijing occurrences: 37.1, 53.1_

Character: 旂

Modern (Beijing) reading: qí

Preclassic Old Chinese: gǝr

Classic Old Chinese: gǝn

Western Han Chinese: gǝn

Eastern Han Chinese: gǝn

Early Postclassic Chinese: gɨn

Middle Postclassic Chinese: gɨn

Late Postclassic Chinese: gɨn

Middle Chinese: gɨj

English meaning : banner, flag

Comments: For *g- cf. Chaozhou, Fuzhou ki².

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0443 p-s

Character: 晟

Modern (Beijing) reading: shèng

Preclassic Old Chinese: deŋs

Classic Old Chinese: deŋh

Western Han Chinese: deŋh

Eastern Han Chinese: ʒ́eŋh

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʒ́èŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʒ́èŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʒ́èŋ

Middle Chinese: ʒ́èŋ

English meaning : well accomplished, beautiful [L.Zhou]

Comments: Probably derived from 成 *deŋ q.v.; the meaning 'bright' is attested later and must be secondary ( < 'beautiful').

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Go-on: ziyau

Kan-on: sei

Japanese reading: sei;jō;akiraka

Character: 栚

Modern (Beijing) reading: zhèn

Preclassic Old Chinese: Łhǝŋʔ

Classic Old Chinese: Łhǝ́ŋ

Western Han Chinese: Łhǝ́ŋ

Eastern Han Chinese: lhǝ́ŋ

Early Postclassic Chinese: dhɨ́ŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: dhɨ́ŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: dhɨ́ŋ

Middle Chinese: ḍíŋ

English meaning : horizontal pieces in a frame for silkworms

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0893 j

Character: 桉

Modern (Beijing) reading: an

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Character: 栲

Modern (Beijing) reading: kaǒ

English meaning : raisin tree (Hovenia dulcis)

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 1041 o

Character: 栳

Modern (Beijing) reading: laǒ

Preclassic Old Chinese: rāwʔ (~ rūʔ)

Classic Old Chinese: rā́w

Western Han Chinese: rā́w

Eastern Han Chinese: rā́w

Early Postclassic Chinese: lā́w

Middle Postclassic Chinese: lā́w

Late Postclassic Chinese: lā́w

Middle Chinese: lấw

English meaning : basket [Tang]

Comments: Attested only in the diesheng 栲栳 id. (OC *khūʔ-rūʔ ~ *khāwʔ-rāwʔ). For *r cf. Chaozhou lo⁶, Jianou lɔ⁶ (both forms pointing to an unattested MC *lầw).

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Character: 桋

Modern (Beijing) reading: yí

English meaning : name of a thorny tree, perhaps wild jujube (Ziziphus spinosus)

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0551 j

Character: 栖

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0594 f

Character: 栵

Modern (Beijing) reading: liè

Preclassic Old Chinese: r(h)ats

Classic Old Chinese: r(h)ać

Western Han Chinese: r(h)aś

Eastern Han Chinese: r(h)aś

Early Postclassic Chinese: l(h)eś

Middle Postclassic Chinese: l(h)èj

Late Postclassic Chinese: l(h)èj

Middle Chinese: lèj

English meaning : a k. of tree

Russian meaning[s]: 1) сладкий каштан; 2) расти рядами (о деревьях)

Comments: Also read *r(h)at, MC let, Pek. liè id.

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 2868

Karlgren code: 0291 g

Character: 栫

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0432 c

Character: 桎

Modern (Beijing) reading: zhì

Preclassic Old Chinese: tit

Classic Old Chinese: tit

Western Han Chinese: tjǝt

Eastern Han Chinese: ćǝt

Early Postclassic Chinese: ćít

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ćit

Late Postclassic Chinese: ćit

Middle Chinese: ćit

English meaning : foot fetters

Russian meaning[s]: 1) ножные колодки; 2) связывать, сковывать; обуздывать; 3) препятствовать; заваливать

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 258

Karlgren code: 0413 i

Go-on: siti

Kan-on: situ

Japanese reading: shitsu;shichi;ashikase

Character: 桄

Modern (Beijing) reading: zhān

Russian meaning[s]: 栴檀 бот. сандаловое дерево (Santalum album)

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 4016

Character: 栴

Modern (Beijing) reading: zhān

Russian meaning[s]: 栴檀 бот. сандаловое дерево (Santalum album)

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 4016

Character: 栝

Modern (Beijing) reading: guā

Preclassic Old Chinese: kʷāt

Classic Old Chinese: kwāt

Western Han Chinese: kwāt

Eastern Han Chinese: kwāt

Early Postclassic Chinese: kwāt

Middle Postclassic Chinese: kwāt

Late Postclassic Chinese: kwāt

Middle Chinese: kwât

English meaning : a k. of tree (cedar?)

Russian meaning[s]: 1) кедр; 2) наугольник

Comments: During LZ used for homonymous *kʷāt 'carpenter's square', *kʷāt 'end of an arrow'. In Pek. also read ā.

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 1305

Karlgren code: 0302 i

Character: 栥

Modern (Beijing) reading: zī

Russian meaning[s]: мельница для зерна*

Radical: 75

Four-angle index: 9999

Character: 欬

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0937 s

Character: 殈

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0930 c

Character: 毨

Modern (Beijing) reading: xiǎn

English meaning : glossy

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0478 f