Template:liushu
- The following documentation is located at Template:liushu/documentation. [edit]
- Useful links: subpage list • links • redirects • transclusions • errors (parser/module) • sandbox
Parameters
{{liushu|type}}
|1=- One of the following:
|nocap=y- Changes the first letter to lowercase.
|adj=y- Changes the noun to its adjectival form.
|pron=- Adds a pronunciation (ignored if the compound isn't phono-semantic).
As usual, etymologies should be referenced. Shuowen Jiezi is a standard reference from the early 2nd century CE, and is valuable but sometimes inaccurate.
Caveats
- The overwhelming majority of Chinese characters (90+%) are phono-semantic compounds.
- Beware of etymologies based on current forms (especially claims that a character is an ideogrammic compound) – the current form is often a simplification of an older form, which may not be related to the current components.
- Richard Sears’s Chinese Etymology may prove a useful resource, showing older forms.