王圣美治字学,演其义以为右文。古之字书,皆从左文。凡字,其类在左,其义在右。如木类,其左皆从木。所谓右文者,如‘戋’,小也;水之小者曰‘浅’,金之小者曰‘钱’,歹之小者曰‘残’,贝之小者曰‘贱’。如此之类,皆以‘戋’为类也。

  • 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