佐贰
zuǒ'èr

deputy

佐 zuǒ assist

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 左 represents the sound.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

左
左 Sound component
zuǒ left

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsaHtsˤarʔ-s (dialect: *-r > *-j)aid, assist

Sources

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

贰 èr number two Simplified

A banker's 贝 two 二 with accents to prevent forgery

Components

弋
弋 Meaning component
yì to shoot
二
二 Meaning component
èr two
贝
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

腻

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

貳 number two Traditional

A banker's 貝 two 二 with accents to prevent forgery

Components

弋
弋 Meaning component
yì to shoot
二
二 Meaning component
èr two
貝
貝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 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
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

膩

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartnyijHni[j]-stwo
Zhengzhangnjis

說文解字

副、益也。从貝弍聲。弍，古文二。

Sources

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