俭薄
jiǎn​bó

meager

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

薄 báo, bó thin, slight

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 溥 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

溥
溥 Sound component
pǔ, fū, bù vast, extensive

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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

礴

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartbak[b]ˤak thin

說文解字

《說文》：“薄，林薄也。一曰蠶薄。从艸，溥聲。”

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)

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

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