切嘱
qiè​zhǔ

exhort

切 qiè, qiē cut

Phonosemantic compound. 刀 represents the meaning and 七 represents the sound.

Components

七
七 Sound component
qī seven
刀
刀 Meaning component
dāo knife

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (2 of 4 verified)

彻窃砌沏

Meaning (1 of 2 verified)

彻砌

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttshet[tsʰ]ˤi[t] cut; urgent

說文解字

《說文》：“切，刌也。从刀，七聲。”

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)

嘱 zhǔ order Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 属 represents the sound. Simplified form of 囑.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
属
属 Sound component
shǔ class

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

囑 zhǔ order Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 屬 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
屬
屬 Sound component
shǔ class, category

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangtjoɡ
Unicodejiok

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang