偷拍
tōu​pāi

secretly film

偷 tōu to steal

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 俞 represents the sound.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

俞
俞 Sound component
yú, shù surname
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartthuwl̥ˤo steal

Sources

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

拍 pāi clap

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

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

白
白 Sound component
bái, bai white

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

啪

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartphaekmə-pʰˤrak to strike

Sources

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