减薪
jiǎn​xīn

pay cut

减 jiǎn decrease Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 冫 represents the meaning and 咸 represents the sound. Simplified form of 減.

Components

冫
冫 Meaning component
bīng ice

冫 is a component form of 冰.

咸
咸 Sound component
xián all

Sources

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

薪 xīn firewood

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 新 represents the sound. Originally written as 新.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

新
新 Sound component
xīn new

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
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsin[s]i[n] firewood

說文解字

《說文》：“薪，蕘也。从艸，新聲。”

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)

減 jiǎn decrease Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 咸 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

咸
咸 Sound component
xián all

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartheamXm-kˤr[ə]mʔ abridge
keamXkˤr[ə]mʔ reduce

說文解字

《說文》：“減，損也。从水，咸聲。”

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)