啼啭
tí​zhuàn

warble

啼 tí weep

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 帝 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嗁.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
帝
帝 Sound component
dì supreme ruler

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdejC.lˤeweep, howl
Zhengzhangdeː
Unicodedhei

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

啭 zhuàn sing Simplified

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

转
转 Sound component
zhuǎn, zhuàn turn

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

囀 sing Traditional

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

轉
轉 Sound component
zhuǎn, zhuàn turn

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangtons
Unicodedjiuɛ̀n

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang