勋绩
xūn​jì

meritorious service

勋 xūn meritorious deed Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 力 represents the meaning and 员 represents the sound. Simplified form of 勛.

Components

力
力 Meaning component
lì, li power
员
员 Sound component
yuán member

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

绩 jī spin (thread) Simplified

Simplified form of 績. Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 責 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

责
责 Sound component
zé responsibility
Change in sound

Sources

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

勳 xūn meritorious deed Traditional

Components

熏
熏 Sound component
xūn smoke
力
力 Meaning component
lì, li power

strength

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
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
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle Chinese
Unicodexiuən

說文解字

能成王功也。从力熏聲。

Sources

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Unicode
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

績 jī spin (thread) Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 責 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

責
責 Sound component
zé responsibility
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Qin 221-206 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 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-Sagarttsek[ts]ˤek twist, spin
tsek[ts]ˤek achieve; achievement

說文解字

《說文》：“績，緝也。从糸，責聲。”

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)