冲击钻
chōng​jī​zuàn

hammer drill

冲 chōng, chòng flush, wash away Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 冫 represents the meaning and 中 represents the sound. Simplified form of 沖 and 衝.

Components

冫
冫 Simplified component
bīng ice

Simplified from the traditional 氵 (water) component.

中
中 Sound component
zhōng, zhòng central

Sources

Character origin
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击 jī strike Simplified

Simplified form of 擊. Based on the cursive form of the phonetic component 毄.

Components

毄
毄 SoundSimplifiedRemnant component
to hit against
擊
手 Deleted component
shǒu, shou hand

This component was deleted for simplification.

Component uses

Simplified (1)

陆

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钻 zuān drill Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 占 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鑽.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

占
占 Sound component
zhàn divine

Sources

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衝 rush ahead, vigorous Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 行 represents the meaning and 重 represents the sound.

Components

行
行 Meaning component
xíng, háng walk
重
重 Sound component
zhòng, chóng heavy

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsyhowngtʰoŋ rush against

說文解字

《說文》：“，通道也。从行，童聲。《春秋傳》曰：‘及以戈擊之。’”

Sources

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

擊 jī strike Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 毄 represents the sound and 手 represents the meaning.

Components

毄
毄 SoundMeaning component
to hit against
手
手 Meaning component
shǒu, shou hand

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
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-Sagartkekkˤik strike (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“擊，攴也。从手，聲。”

Sources

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漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
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Academia Sinica
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

鑽 zuān drill Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 贊 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

贊
贊 Sound component
zàn praise, support

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttswan[ts]ˤorperforate, penetrate
Zhengzhangʔsoːn
ʔsoːns
Unicodetzuɑn

說文解字

所以穿也。从金贊聲。

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