稟 - Dong Chinese dictionary

bǐng

report to

Original meaning:

grain storage facility

Depicts a granary (㐭) for storing grains (禾) in. 㐭 also represents the sound. Similar in origin to 嗇. Based on the original meaning "grain storage facility". The meaning later shifted to "to endow" and "report to".

Components

㐭 Sound Iconic component

lǐn

granary

稟 and 㐭 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

禾 Iconic component

hé

grain stalk

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

禀 (稟)

bǐng

report to, petition; to make a report (to a superior); to give; to endow; to receive; petition

Most common words with 稟

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	禀	to give
	禀报	to report (to one's superior)
	禀告	to report (to one's superior)
	禀赋	gift
	禀性	natural disposition

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

凜廩

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
p.rimʔ (dialect: p.r- > *pr-)	pimX	bǐng	receive
p.rimʔ (dialect: > p.r- > *pr-)	pimX	bǐng	rations
*p.rimʔ	limX	lǐn	rations