zhài​quàn

bond

zhài debt Simplified

A person's  duty  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
rén person
SoundMeaning component
responsibility

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

quàn certificate

Components

Sound component
juǎn to roll rice into a ball
Meaning component
dāo knife

knife

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰons

說文解字

契也。从刀𢍏聲。券別之書,以刀判契其旁,故曰契券。

Sources

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

zhài debt Traditional

A person's  duty  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
rén person
SoundMeaning component
responsibility

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsrɛHs-tˤrek-sdebt
Zhengzhangʔsreːɡs
ʔsreːɡ
Unicodejrɛi

說文解字

債負也。从人、責,責亦聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica