huī​sǔn

humble oneself

huī, wéi (a simplified form 撝) to wave Simplified

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sǔn diminish, lose Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

is a component form of .

Sound component
yuán member

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Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

(a simplified form 撝) to wave Traditional

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰʷral
Unicodexyuɛ

說文解字

裂也。从手爲聲。一曰手指也。

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

sǔn diminish, lose Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

is a component form of .

Sound component
yuán member

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartswonX[s-q]ʷˤə[n]ʔ diminish, damage

說文解字

《說文》:“損,減也。从手,員聲。”

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