从头到脚
cóng​tóu​dào​jiǎo

head-to-toe

从 cóng, cōng from Simplified

Pictograph of one person following another.

Components

人
人 Iconic component
rén, ren person
人
人 Iconic component
rén, ren person

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 7 verified)

纵丛耸怂枞苁疭

Iconic (6)

旅皆佥㦰從僉

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

赍

Simplified (1)

佥

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangzloŋ

說文解字

《說文》：“从，相聽也。从二人。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

头 tóu, tou head Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 頁 represents the meaning and 豆 represents the sound. The simplified character 头 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 頭.

Components

豆
豆 SoundSimplified component
dòu bean
頁
頁 IconicSimplified component
yè (head), page

Depicts a head on top of a person.

Component uses

Simplified (2)

实买

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

到 dào, dao go to

Phonosemantic compound. 至 represents the meaning and 刂 represents the sound.

Components

至
至 Meaning component
zhì reach

Depicts an arrow arriving at its target.

刂
刂 Sound component
dāo knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 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

Component uses

Sound (1)

倒

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttawHtˤaw[k]-s arrive

說文解字

《說文》：“到，至也。从至，刀聲。”

Sources

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Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

脚 jiǎo leg Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 却 represents the sound. Simplified form of 腳.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

却
却 Sound component
què but

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkjak[k]ak leg, foot

Sources

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

從 cóng, cōng from Traditional

Originally written as 从, which depicts one person following another. Later 辵 was added to indicate movement.

Components

辵
辵 Meaning component
chuò walk
从
从 Iconic component
cóng, cōng from

Depicts one person following another.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Qin 221-206 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 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

Component uses

Sound (1 of 6 verified)

縱蹤慫瘲樅聳

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdzjowng[dz]oŋ to follow
tsjowngtsoŋ longitudinal
dzjowngH[dz]oŋ-s follower

說文解字

《說文》：“從，隨行也。从辵，从从，从亦聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

頭 tóu, tou head Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 頁 represents the meaning and 豆 represents the sound.

Components

頁
頁 Iconic component
yè (head), page

Depicts a head on top of a person.

豆
豆 Sound component
dòu bean

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
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
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Wu) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartduw[m-t]ˤo head

說文解字

《說文》：“頭，首也。从頁，豆聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

腳 jiǎo leg Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 卻 represents the sound.

Components

⺼
⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

卻
卻 Sound component
què but

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkjak[k]ak leg, foot

說文解字

《說文》：“腳，脛也。从肉，卻聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)