划桨
huá​jiǎng

paddle

划 huà, huá row, paddle

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

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart

桨 jiǎng oar Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 将 represents the sound.

Components

将
将 SoundRemnant component
jiāng, jiàng will
木
木 Meaning component
mù tree

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode

槳 jiǎng oar Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 將 represents the sound.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
將
將 Sound component
jiāng, jiàng take

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsaŋʔ
Unicodetziɑ̌ng

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang