劲烈
jìng​liè

violent

劲 jìn strong Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 𢀖 represents the sound. Simplified form of 勁.

Components

𢀖
𢀖 Sound component
jīng, xíng warp (textile)
力
力 Meaning component
lì, li power

Sources

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

烈 liè fiery, intense

Phonosemantic compound. 灬 represents the meaning and 列 represents the sound.

Components

列
列 Sound component
liè arrange
灬
灬 Meaning component
biāo, huǒ fire

灬 is a component form of 火.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Xin 9-23 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-Sagartljet[r]at blazing; brilliant

說文解字

《說文》：“烈，火猛也。从火，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)

勁 jìn strong Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 巠 represents the sound.

Components

巠
巠 Sound component
jīng warp (textile)
力
力 Meaning component
lì, li power

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
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-SagartkjiengHkeŋ-s (no palatalization before *-eŋ?)strong

說文解字

《說文》：“勁，彊也。从力，巠聲。”

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)