王聖美治字學,演其義以為右文。古之字書,皆從左文。凡字,其類在左,其義在右。如木類,其左皆從木。所謂右文者,如『戔』,小也;水之小者曰『淺』,金之小者曰『錢』,歹之小者曰『殘』,貝之小者曰『賤』。如此之類,皆以『戔』為類也。

  • swallow - (*qeːns) / () (*qriːd),to swallow - () (*qiːns, *qiːd)
  • pupil - , ("so called from the tiny image one sees of himself reflected in the eye of another")
  • /Chinese etymology