偎傍
wēi​bàng

snuggle

偎 wēi cling to

To cling to someone 亻 in fear 畏; 畏 also provides the pronunciation

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person
畏
畏 SoundMeaning component
wèi fear

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangquːl

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

傍 bàng by side of

Someone 亻 by your side 旁; 旁 also provides the pronunciation

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person
旁
旁 SoundMeaning component
páng side

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartbangH[b]ˤaŋ-sbeside; assist
bang[b]ˤaŋbeside; assist
Zhengzhangbaːŋ
baːŋs
Unicodebhɑn
bhɑn

說文解字

近也。从人㫄聲。

Sources

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