delamare Posted December 3, 2008 at 03:08 PM Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 at 03:08 PM Hi all, My Chinese reading skills are very limited, to say the least, but normally I know how to deal with handwritten dictionaries like the 金文大字典, 金文常用字典, 新編甲骨文字典 etc. But the sentence in the attached image, from 甲骨文簡明詞典 about the character you 攸 is somehow gibberish to me. I cannot decipher the last character, and I also don't recognize the last character. Can anyone me? Thanks! D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashiriKata Posted December 3, 2008 at 08:46 PM Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 at 08:46 PM The last character should be 候 [hòu] , I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hofmann Posted December 3, 2008 at 09:01 PM Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 at 09:01 PM I'd say 條 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted December 3, 2008 at 09:40 PM Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 at 09:40 PM It's 條. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashiriKata Posted December 3, 2008 at 11:22 PM Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 at 11:22 PM I'd say 條 True! It's all very clear once it's been pointed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delamare Posted December 5, 2008 at 07:32 AM Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 at 07:32 AM Thanks for the replies! Now I know the last character the sentence becomes even more cryptic to me. I'll see what I can make of it. Ah, the perils of etymological studies..... D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stifler&巫 Posted December 6, 2008 at 02:34 AM Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 at 02:34 AM 攸 拼音： yōu 条=條 拼音：tiáo (形声字。从木,攸(yōu)声。本义:小枝) the whole sentence above means: the ancient people used 攸，while modern people use 條,referring to the same meaning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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