卟吩
bǔ​fēn

porphin

卟 bǔ, jī a chemical compound

To speak 口 of the future 卜; 卜 also provides the pronunciation

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
卜
卜 SoundMeaning component
bo fortune telling

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkiː
kʰiːʔ

說文解字

卜以問疑也。从口、卜。讀與稽同。《書》云“卟疑”。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

吩 fēn order

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 分 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
分
分 Sound component
fēn, fèn, fen divide

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpɯn

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang