划圆防守
huà​yuán​fáng​shǒu

circular parry

划 huà, huá row, paddle Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 戈 represents the sound. In simplified Chinese 划 is also used to mean "cut, delimit, draw", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 劃.

Components

戈
戈 Sound component
gē spear
Change in sound
刂
刂 Meaning component
dāo knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthwaeC.[g]ʷˤraj (?)row (v.)

Sources

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Baxter-Sagart

圆 yuán circle Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 员 represents the sound. Simplified form of 圓.

Components

囗
囗 Meaning component
wéi, guó surround
员
员 Sound component
yuán member

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode

防 fáng defend

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 方 represents the sound.

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

方
方 Sound component
fāng, fang square

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 Eastern Han 25-220 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-Sagartbjang[m-p]aŋ dike

說文解字

隄也。从𨸏方聲。

Sources

Character origin
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Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

守 shǒu defend

Depicts a hand (寸) guarding a building (宀).

Components

宀
宀 Iconic component
mián roof
寸
寸 Iconic component
cùn, cun (hand), inch

Character Evolution

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 Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 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 Western Jin 266-316 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Jin 266-420 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1)

狩

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsyuwXs-tuʔ keep, guard
syuwHs.tuʔ-s territory in somebody's guard, fief

說文解字

《說文》：“守，守官也。从宀，从寸。寺府之事者。从寸，寸，法度也。”

Sources

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Baxter-Sagart
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Academia Sinica
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

劃 cut, delimit, draw Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 畫 represents the sound.

Components

畫
畫 SoundMeaning component
huà a painting
刂
刂 Meaning component
dāo knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarthweakgʷˤrek draw (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“劃，錐刀曰劃。从刀，从畫，畫亦聲。”

Sources

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Baxter-Sagart
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Academia Sinica
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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

圓 yuán circle Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 囗 represents the meaning and 員 represents the sound. Originally written as 員.

Components

囗
囗 Meaning component
wéi, guó surround
員
員 Sound component
yuán member

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1)

袁

Remnant (1)

袁

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarthjwenɢʷ<r>en round

說文解字

《說文》：“圓，圜。全也。从囗，員聲，讀若員。”

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)