kōng​tóng

ignorant

kōng, kǒng boorish

Components

Meaning component
rén person

person

Sound component
kōng, kòng empty

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰoːŋ
kʰoːŋʔ
kʰoːŋs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

dòng, tóng, tōng big

Components

Meaning component
rén person

person

Sound component
tóng, tong, tòng together

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtʰoːŋ
tʰoːŋʔ
doːŋ

說文解字

大皃。从人同聲。《詩》曰:“神罔時侗。”

Sources

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