Glyph Origins

Radical ⼆ (7)

二 (U+4E8C)

Shang
(Shu)
Middle
W.Zhou
Zhanguo
(Qin)
QinW.HanE.HanNanbei
(N.Wei)
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{二} *nis “two”

Depiction of two lines.

  • 季旭昇 2014 - 說文新證 [2nd ed.] (902-903)
  • 裘錫圭 2013 - 文字學概要 [2nd ed.] [2021 form.] (3-5)

互 (U+4E92)

{互} *[m.q]ˤas “mutual”

Differentiated form of *KA.

  • 陳劍 2025 - 「互」自「巨」字分化說補證(附:補論醫書「巨刺」本即「互刺」)

五 (U+4E94)

{五} *C.ŋˤaʔ “five”

Unknown. Likely an early arbitrary sign.

  • 裘錫圭 2013 - 文字學概要 [2nd ed.] [2021 form.] (5, 31-32)
  • 復旦大學出土文獻與古文字研究中心 (ed.) 2024 - 出土文獻與古文字教程・導言 (14)