tuó

large reptile

Pictogrpah of a large reptile.

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

large reptile Traditional

Components

Sound component
dān single
Meaning component
toad, frog

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartda[d]ˤar alligator
dan[d]ˤar alligator

說文解字

《說文》:“鼉,水蟲,似蜥易,長大。从黽,單聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica