刹时
chà​shí

instantly

刹 shā, chà temple Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 杀 represents the sound. Simplified form of 剎.

Components

刂
刂 Meaning component
dāo knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

杀
杀 Sound component
shā kill

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰraːd

說文解字

柱也。从刀，未詳。殺省聲。

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Zhengzhang Shangfang
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

时 shí time Simplified

Simplified form of 時.

Components

日
日 Meaning component
rì sun
寸
寸 Simplified component
cùn, cun (hand), inch

Shorthand for the 寺 component in the traditional character 時.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 3 verified)

鲥莳埘

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剎 shā, chà temple Traditional

Components

杀
杀 Sound component
shā kill
刂
刂 Meaning component
dāo knife

knife

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰraːd

Sources

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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica

時 shí time Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 寺 represents the sound.

Components

日
日 Meaning component
rì sun
寺
寺 Sound component
sì, shì temple

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 2 verified)

蒔鰣

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdzyi[d]ə
(~ *[d]əʔ)		time

說文解字

《說文》：“時，四時也。从日，寺聲。旹，古文時，从之、日。”

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Historical pronunciations
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)