俭朴
jiǎn​pǔ

frugal

俭 jiǎn temperate Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 佥 represents the sound. Simplified form of 儉.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

佥
佥 Sound component
qiān together

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

朴 pǔ surname Piao Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 卜 represents the sound. Simplified form of 樸.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
卜
卜 Sound component
bo fortune telling

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰroːɡ

說文解字

木皮也。从木卜聲。

Sources

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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

儉 jiǎn temperate Traditional

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

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

僉
僉 Sound component
together

Character Evolution

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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartgjemX[ɡ]r[a]mʔrestrict, frugal
Zhengzhangɡramʔ
Unicodeghyɛ̌m

說文解字

約也。从人僉聲。

Sources

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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

樸 simple Traditional

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

tree

菐
菐 Sound component
pú (beat against), tedious

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartphæwkpʰˤrokunworked wood
Zhengzhangbaː
pʰroːɡ
poːɡ
boːɡ
Unicodepak

說文解字

木素也。从木菐聲。

Sources

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