俯瞰摄影
fǔ​kàn​shè​yǐng

crane shot

俯 fǔ bow down

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 府 represents the sound. Simplified form of 俛.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

府
府 Sound component
fǔ government

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpoʔ
Unicodebiǒ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

瞰 kàn watch

Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 敢 represents the sound. Simplified form of 矙.

Components

目
目 Meaning component
mù eye
敢
敢 Sound component
gǎn to dare

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰlaːms

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

摄 shè take in Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 聂 represents the sound. Simplified form of 攝.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

聂
聂 Sound component
niè, zhé, shè whisper
Change in sound

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

影 yǐng shadow

Phonosemantic compound. 彡 represents the meaning and 景 represents the sound. The 彡 component depicts shadow lines.

Components

彡
彡 Iconic component
shān, xiǎn hair

Depicts shadow lines.

景
景 Sound component
jǐng scenery

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagart'jaengXqraŋʔ shadow (n.)

Sources

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

攝 shè take in Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 聶 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

聶
聶 Sound component
whisper
Change in sound

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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsyepkə.n̥ep catch, gather up

說文解字

《說文》：“攝，引持也。从手，聶聲。”

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)