㓞 - Dong Chinese dictionary

qià

to engrave

Phonosemantic compound. 丯 represents the sound and 刀 represents the meaning. Original form of 契 and 栔.

Components

丯 Sound component

jiè

dense

刀 Meaning component

dāo

knife

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

qià

to engrave, (interchangeable with U+5951 契) a written contract or agreement

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sound component in 5 characters (1 verified)

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*[k]ʰˤret	kheat	qià	skilfull engraving (Shuōwén)

Miscellaneous

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