Chinese edit

 
letter; symbol; character
letter; symbol; character; word
root; source; origin
simp. and trad.
(字源)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

字源

  1. etymology of a Chinese character

See also edit

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
げん
Grade: 6
goon kan’on

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(げん) (jigenじげん (zigen)?

  1. etymology of a written symbol; etymology of a letter; etymology of a character
  2. etymology of a Han character

References edit

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

字源 (jawon) (hangeul 자원)

  1. Hanja form? of 자원 (etymology of a Han character).