Chinese characters : Query result

Character: 睇

Modern (Beijing) reading: di

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0591 k

Character: 睍

Modern (Beijing) reading: xiàn

Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)ēnʔ

Classic Old Chinese: g(h)ḗn

Western Han Chinese: gjā́n (~ ɣ-)

Eastern Han Chinese: giā́n (~ ɣ-)

Early Postclassic Chinese: giḗn (~ ɣ-)

Middle Postclassic Chinese: giḗn (~ ɣ-)

Late Postclassic Chinese: giḗn (~ ɣ-)

Middle Chinese: ɣíen

English meaning : (perhaps:) be beautiful

Russian meaning[s]: смотреть (украдкой); подглядывать, выглядывать

Comments: Used only in the compound 睍睆 *g(h)ēnʔ-*g(h)ʷrānʔ 'beautiful'.

Radical: 109

Four-angle index: 7425

Karlgren code: 0241 g

Shijing occurrences: 32.4

Character: 睊

Modern (Beijing) reading: juān

Preclassic Old Chinese: kʷēn

Classic Old Chinese: kwēn

Western Han Chinese: kwjān

Eastern Han Chinese: kwiān

Early Postclassic Chinese: kwiēn

Middle Postclassic Chinese: kwiēn

Late Postclassic Chinese: kwiēn

Middle Chinese: kwien

English meaning : glance at, look askance [LZ]

Comments: Also read *kʷēn-s, MC kwìen, Pek. juàn id.

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0228 i

Character: 睎

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0549 g

Character: 睋

Modern (Beijing) reading: é

Preclassic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)āj

Classic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)āj

Western Han Chinese: ŋ(h)āj

Eastern Han Chinese: ŋ(h)ǟ

Early Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)ā

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)ā

Late Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)ā

Middle Chinese: ŋâ

English meaning : look, regard [L. Zhou]

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0002 l

Character: 矞

Modern (Beijing) reading: yù

Preclassic Old Chinese: wit

Classic Old Chinese: wit

Western Han Chinese: wjǝt

Eastern Han Chinese: źwǝt

Early Postclassic Chinese: źwɨt

Middle Postclassic Chinese: jwɨt

Late Postclassic Chinese: jwɨt

Middle Chinese: jwit

English meaning : to pierce

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0507 a

Character: 矬

Modern (Beijing) reading: cuó

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʒ́hōj

Classic Old Chinese: ʒhwāj

Western Han Chinese: ʒhwāj

Eastern Han Chinese: ʒhwǟ

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʒhwā

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʒhwā

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʒhwā

Middle Chinese: ʒwâ

English meaning : short-bodied, dwarf [Jin]

Russian meaning[s]: 1) короткий; карлик; 2) снижать, сбавлять (напр. цену)

Comments: For *ʒ́h cf. Chaozhou chɔ² (although the Chaozhou evidence in this case is not quite decisive).

Radical: 111

Four-angle index: 283

Character: 硤

Modern (Beijing) reading: xia

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Character: 硜

Modern (Beijing) reading: kēng

Russian meaning[s]: звукоподражание звону мелких камней, стуку гальки

Radical: 112

Four-angle index: 121

Karlgren code: 0831 s

Character: 硭

Modern (Beijing) reading: máng

Russian meaning[s]: 硭硝 глауберова соль

Radical: 112

Four-angle index: 753

Character: 硪

Modern (Beijing) reading: é

Preclassic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)āj

Classic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)āj

Western Han Chinese: ŋ(h)āj

Eastern Han Chinese: ŋ(h)ǟ

Early Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)ā

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)ā

Late Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)ā

Middle Chinese: ŋâ

English meaning : high, tall [Tang]

Comments: Also read MC ŋấ id. The graph occurs already in Yin inscriptions with the meaning 'to be hindered by an obstacle'.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Character: 确

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 1225 e

Character: 硩

Modern (Beijing) reading: chè

Preclassic Old Chinese: thrat

Classic Old Chinese: thrat

Western Han Chinese: ṭhat

Eastern Han Chinese: ṭhat

Early Postclassic Chinese: ṭhet

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ṭhet

Late Postclassic Chinese: ṭhet

Middle Chinese: ṭhet

English meaning : to knock down [LZ]

Comments: The character also has a parallel (and quite irregular) MC reading thiek, Pek. tì.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0287 h

Character: 硨

Modern (Beijing) reading: che

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Character: 祲

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0661 n

Character: 稂

Modern (Beijing) reading: láng

English meaning : a kind of weed

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0735 o

Character: 稊

Modern (Beijing) reading: tí

Preclassic Old Chinese: Łhǝ̄j

Classic Old Chinese: Łhǝ̄j

Western Han Chinese: Łhǝ̄j

Eastern Han Chinese: lhǝ̄j

Early Postclassic Chinese: dhǝ̄j

Middle Postclassic Chinese: dhǝ̄j

Late Postclassic Chinese: dhǝ̄j

Middle Chinese: diej

English meaning : wild millet; shoot, sprout

Comments: For *Łh- cf. Fuzhou thä².

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0591 g

Character: 稃

Modern (Beijing) reading: fu

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Character: 稌

Modern (Beijing) reading: tú

English meaning : glutinous rice

Russian meaning[s]: 1) древн. клейкий сорт риса; 2) рис на корню

Radical: 115

Four-angle index: 8315

Character: 竦

Modern (Beijing) reading: sǒng

Preclassic Old Chinese: soŋʔ

Classic Old Chinese: sóŋ

Western Han Chinese: sóŋ

Eastern Han Chinese: sjóŋ

Early Postclassic Chinese: sjóŋ

Middle Postclassic Chinese: sjóŋ

Late Postclassic Chinese: sjóŋ

Middle Chinese: sjö́uŋ

English meaning : perhaps: be apprehensive; to lift up, raise

Russian meaning[s]: 1) стоять выпрямившись в страхе (благоговении); содрогаться; оцепенеть; страх; благоговение; 2) приводить в возбуждение; поощрять

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Radical: 117

Four-angle index: 5389

Karlgren code: 1222 n