丫鬟
yā​huan

maidservant

丫 yā forked

Pictograph of a forked tree.

Component uses

Sound (1)

吖

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqraː

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

鬟 huán dress hair in coiled knot

A round 睘 topknot 髟; 睘 also provides the pronunciation

Components

髟
髟 Meaning component
biāo, piào, shān long hair
睘
睘 SoundMeaning component
qióng round

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡʷraːn
Unicodehuan

說文解字

緫髮也。从髟睘聲。案：古婦人首飾，琢玉爲兩環。此二字皆後人所加。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)