yún​zhěng

even

yún equal Simplified

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the sound and represents the meaning.

Components

Sound component
yún clouds
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to than it was in ancient scripts.
Meaning component
pitchpipe
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to than it was in ancient scripts.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 4 verified)

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartywin[N-q]ʷi[n] even, uniform
ywin[ɢ]ʷi[ŋ] little, few (Shuōwén)

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.714-715
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart

zhěng orderly

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
chì, sōu an imperial order or decree
Sound component
zhèng, zheng, zhēng correct

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsyengXteŋʔ arrange; orderly

說文解字

《說文》:“整,齊也。从攴,从束,从正。正亦聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

yún equal Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the sound and represents the meaning.

Components

Sound component
yún clouds
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to than it was in ancient scripts.
Meaning component
pitchpipe
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to than it was in ancient scripts.

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (4)

Remnant (3)

Meaning (1)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartywin[N-q]ʷi[n]even, uniform
ywin[ɢ]ʷi[ŋ]little, few (Shuōwén)
Zhengzhangɢʷin

說文解字

《說文》:“勻,少也。从勹、二。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.714-715
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica