xīng​kǎi​cì​páng​pí

Khanka bitterling

xìng, xīng rise, flourish Simplified

Depicts four hands () working together () to raise something. The simplified character was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character .

Components

to lift

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character . Depicts four hands.

tóng, tong, tòng together

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character . Depicts something being lifted.

Component uses

Simplified (1)

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Sources

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

kǎi victorious Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

SoundMeaning component
victorious music, happy
Sound component
jǐ, jī small table
Change in sound

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

Character origin
李学勤《字源》p.430
Readings & variants
Unicode

stab

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

SoundIconic component
thorn, stab

Pictograph of a thorned weapon or plant.

Meaning component
dāo knife

is a component form of .

Character Evolution

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

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttshjeH[tsʰ]ek-s sharp point, thorn
tshjek[tsʰ]ek pierce, stab

說文解字

《說文》:“刺,君殺大夫曰刺。刺,直傷也。从刀,从朿,朿亦聲。”

Sources

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

páng, fáng Simplified

Components

Meaning component
fish

fish

Sound component
páng side

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

pí, pī, jù Simplified

No origin information available for this character yet.

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

xìng, xīng rise, flourish Traditional

Depicts four hands () working together () to raise something.

Components

Iconic component
to lift

Depicts four hands.

Iconic component
tóng, tong, tòng together

Depicts something being lifted.


Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Xin 9-23 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Jin 266-420 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartxingqʰ(r)əŋ lift, rise

說文解字

《說文》:“興,起也。从舁,从同。同力也。”

Sources

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

victorious Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

SoundMeaning component
victorious music, happy
Sound component
jǐ, jī small table
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkhojXC.qʰˤəjʔ pleasant

Sources

Character origin
李学勤《字源》p.430
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

Traditional

Components

Meaning component
fish

fish

Sound component
páng side

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica

Traditional

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰral

說文解字

魚名。从魚皮聲。

Sources

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