Where does “筆” come from?
筆 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 文, from Middle Chinese 文.
筆 (Japanese): a writing brush, a painting brush, a pen;...
Definitions
- a writing brush, a painting brush, a pen;...
Ancestry of “筆”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 文 | the mon, an old currency; a unit of length for... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 文 | — |