Chinese characters : Query result

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: ruo

Preclassic Old Chinese: n(h)ot

Classic Old Chinese: n(h)wat

Western Han Chinese: n(h)wat

Eastern Han Chinese: ń(h)wat

Early Postclassic Chinese: ń(h)wet

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ń(h)wet

Late Postclassic Chinese: ń(h)wet

Middle Chinese: ńwet

English meaning : to dip, soak [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0238 j-k

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: qiān

Preclassic Old Chinese: khēn

Classic Old Chinese: khēn

Western Han Chinese: khjān

Eastern Han Chinese: khiān

Early Postclassic Chinese: khiēn

Middle Postclassic Chinese: khiēn

Late Postclassic Chinese: khiēn

Middle Chinese: khien

English meaning : glow-worm [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0239 f

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: jiǎn

Preclassic Old Chinese: ćenʔ

Classic Old Chinese: cén

Western Han Chinese: cján

Eastern Han Chinese: cján

Early Postclassic Chinese: cjén

Middle Postclassic Chinese: cjén

Late Postclassic Chinese: cjén

Middle Chinese: cjén

English meaning : cut off [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0245 e

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: pián

Preclassic Old Chinese: b(h)ēn

Classic Old Chinese: b(h)ēn

Western Han Chinese: b(h)jān

Eastern Han Chinese: b(h)iān

Early Postclassic Chinese: b(h)iēn

Middle Postclassic Chinese: b(h)iēn

Late Postclassic Chinese: b(h)iēn

Middle Chinese: bien

English meaning : board under body in coffin [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0246 d

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: jiǎn

Preclassic Old Chinese: karʔ

Classic Old Chinese: kán

Western Han Chinese: kán

Eastern Han Chinese: kán

Early Postclassic Chinese: kán

Middle Postclassic Chinese: kǝ́n

Late Postclassic Chinese: kǝ́n

Middle Chinese: kǝ́n

English meaning : obstacle, obstruction [LZ]

Comments: Also read *garʔ, MC gǝ́n, Pek. jiàn id.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0249 b

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: bì

Preclassic Old Chinese: b(h)ajs

Classic Old Chinese: b(h)ajh

Western Han Chinese: b(h)ajh

Eastern Han Chinese: b(h)eh

Early Postclassic Chinese: b(h)è

Middle Postclassic Chinese: b(h)è

Late Postclassic Chinese: b(h)è

Middle Chinese: bè

English meaning : pulling strap on carriage [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0025 f

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: yàn

Preclassic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)ars

Classic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)anh

Western Han Chinese: ŋ(h)anh

Eastern Han Chinese: ŋ(h)anh

Early Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)àn

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)ǝ̀n

Late Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)ǝ̀n

Middle Chinese: ŋǝ̀n

English meaning : a k. of boiler [Shuowen]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0252 a-c

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: ye

Preclassic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)rat

Classic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)rat

Western Han Chinese: ŋ(h)rat

Eastern Han Chinese: ŋ(h)rat

Early Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)et

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)et

Late Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)et

Middle Chinese: ŋet

English meaning : announce a sentence (of a court) [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0252 i

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: e

Preclassic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Classic Old Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Western Han Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Eastern Han Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Early Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Late Postclassic Chinese: ŋ(h)āt

Middle Chinese: ŋât

English meaning : stump of a tree, shoots from stump of a tree

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0252 j

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: yàn

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔrāns

Classic Old Chinese: ʔrānh

Western Han Chinese: ʔrānh

Eastern Han Chinese: ʔrānh

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔạ̄̀n

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔạ̄̀n

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔạ̄̀n

Middle Chinese: ʔạ̀n

English meaning : tranquilize ( = 晏 q.v.)

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0253 a

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: yǎn

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔanʔ

Classic Old Chinese: ʔán

Western Han Chinese: ʔán

Eastern Han Chinese: ʔán

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔán

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔǝ́n

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔǝ́n

Middle Chinese: ʔǝ́n

English meaning : a fluttering streamer [Shuowen]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0254 a-e

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: yuán

Preclassic Old Chinese: w(h)an

Classic Old Chinese: w(h)an

Western Han Chinese: w(h)an

Eastern Han Chinese: w(h)an

Early Postclassic Chinese: w(h)an

Middle Postclassic Chinese: w(h)ǝn

Late Postclassic Chinese: w(h)ǝn

Middle Chinese: wǝn

English meaning : monkey [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0255 d

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: huán

Preclassic Old Chinese: whrēn

Classic Old Chinese: whrēn

Western Han Chinese: whrjān

Eastern Han Chinese: whriān

Early Postclassic Chinese: whiẹ̄n

Middle Postclassic Chinese: whiẹ̄n

Late Postclassic Chinese: whiẹ̄n

Middle Chinese: ɣwạn

English meaning : turn round [LZ]

Comments: = 還 q.v.

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0256 h-j

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: xuàn

Preclassic Old Chinese: w(h)ēnʔ

Classic Old Chinese: w(h)ḗn

Western Han Chinese: w(h)jā́n

Eastern Han Chinese: w(h)iā́n

Early Postclassic Chinese: w(h)iḗn

Middle Postclassic Chinese: w(h)iḗn

Late Postclassic Chinese: w(h)iḗn

Middle Chinese: ɣwíen

English meaning : tie round, encircle [MC]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0256 q

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: huán

Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)ʷān

Classic Old Chinese: g(h)wān

Western Han Chinese: gwān (~ ɣ-)

Eastern Han Chinese: gwān (~ ɣ-)

Early Postclassic Chinese: gwān (~ ɣ-)

Middle Postclassic Chinese: gwān (~ ɣ-)

Late Postclassic Chinese: gwān (~ ɣ-)

Middle Chinese: ɣwân

English meaning : name of a weight [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0257 n

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: huàn

Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)ʷārʔ

Classic Old Chinese: g(h)wā́n

Western Han Chinese: gwā́n (~ ɣ-)

Eastern Han Chinese: gwā́n (~ ɣ-)

Early Postclassic Chinese: gwā́n (~ ɣ-)

Middle Postclassic Chinese: gwā́n (~ ɣ-)

Late Postclassic Chinese: gwā́n (~ ɣ-)

Middle Chinese: ɣwấn

English meaning : to wash clothes [Han]

Comments: This is a later writing of 澣 q. v. (already after *-r > -n).

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0257 o

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: huàn

Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)ʷānʔs

Classic Old Chinese: g(h)wānh

Western Han Chinese: gwānh (~ ɣ-)

Eastern Han Chinese: gwānh (~ ɣ-)

Early Postclassic Chinese: gwā̀n (~ ɣ-)

Middle Postclassic Chinese: gwā̀n (~ ɣ-)

Late Postclassic Chinese: gwā̀n (~ ɣ-)

Middle Chinese: ɣwần

English meaning : round [LZ]

Comments: Also read *ŋ(h)ōnʔ, *ŋ(h)ōnʔ-s id. (a morphological derivation?)

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0257 p

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: huàn

Preclassic Old Chinese: g(h)ʷrānʔ

Classic Old Chinese: g(h)wrā́n

Western Han Chinese: gwrā́n (~ ɣ-)

Eastern Han Chinese: gwrā́n (~ ɣ-)

Early Postclassic Chinese: gwạ̄́n (~ ɣ-)

Middle Postclassic Chinese: gwạ̄́n (~ ɣ-)

Late Postclassic Chinese: gwạ̄́n (~ ɣ-)

Middle Chinese: ɣwạ́n

English meaning : brilliant (e.g. stars); beautiful, rich (e.g. fruits)

Comments: The original meaning (either "to stare" or "to shut the eyes" - according to different commentators) is attested in LZ (Zhuangzi).

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0257 t

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: bī

Preclassic Old Chinese: pre

Classic Old Chinese: pre

Western Han Chinese: pre

Eastern Han Chinese: pre

Early Postclassic Chinese: pe

Middle Postclassic Chinese: pe

Late Postclassic Chinese: pe

Middle Chinese: pe

English meaning : brown-and-white bear

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0026 b

Character:

Modern (Beijing) reading: yuǎn

Preclassic Old Chinese: ʔʷanʔ

Classic Old Chinese: ʔwán

Western Han Chinese: ʔwán

Eastern Han Chinese: ʔwán

Early Postclassic Chinese: ʔwán

Middle Postclassic Chinese: ʔwǝ́n

Late Postclassic Chinese: ʔwǝ́n

Middle Chinese: ʔwǝ́n

English meaning : late (evening) [LZ]

Radical: 0

Four-angle index: 0

Karlgren code: 0260 i