养痈贻患
yǎng​yōng​yí​huàn

fostering calamity

养 yǎng raise Simplified

Simplified form of 養. Phonosemantic compound. 食 represents the meaning and 羊 represents the sound.

Components

羊
羊 Sound component
yáng sheep
介
介 Simplified component
jiè to lie between

Shorthand for the 食 component in the traditional character 養.

Sources

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

痈 yōng carbuncle Simplified

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick

sickness

用
用 Sound component
yòng, yong use

Sources

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Unicode

贻 yí give to Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 台 represents the sound. Simplified form of 貽.

Components

贝
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell
台
台 Sound component
tái platform

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

患 huàn suffer

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 串 represents the sound.

Components

心
心 Meaning component
xīn, xin heart
串
串 Sound component
chuàn string

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 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 Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

漶

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthwænH[ɡ]ˤro[n]-scalamity; distress
Zhengzhangɡroːns
Unicodehuàn

說文解字

憂也。从心上貫吅，吅亦聲。

Sources

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

養 yǎng raise, bring up Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 食 represents the meaning and 羊 represents the sound.

Components

羊
羊 Sound component
yáng sheep
食
食 Meaning component
shí, shi eat

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
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

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

癢

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartyangX[ɢ](r)aŋʔ long, longing
yangX[ɢ]aŋʔ nourish, raise

說文解字

《說文》：“養，供養也。从食，羊聲。，古文養。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

癰 carbuncle Traditional

Components

疒
疒 Meaning component
nè sick

sickness

雝
雝 Sound component
yōng marsh

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartʔjowngq(r)oŋulcer
Zhengzhangqoŋ

說文解字

腫也。从疒雝聲。

Sources

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

貽 give to Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 台 represents the sound.

Components

貝
貝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell
台
台 Sound component
tái platform

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartyiləto present, give
Zhengzhanglɯ
Unicodeiə

說文解字

贈遺也。从貝台聲。經典通用詒。

Sources

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