lì​chéng HSK7

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history Simplified

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

Components

Simplified component
chǎng cliff, (roof)

Simplified shorthand of the traditional component.

Sound component
lì, li power

Component uses

Sound (0 of 7 verified)

Sources

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

chéng sequence

Original meaning: unit of measurement

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "unit of measurement". The meaning later shifted to "rule", "procedure", "sequence", and "journey".

Components

Meaning component
grain stalk
Change in meaning
hints at the original meaning of , "unit of measurement", which is no longer the most common meaning of in modern Mandarin.
Sound component
chéng submit

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
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
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdrjeng(C.)lreŋ Chéng (a surname)
drjengl<r>eŋ rule, norm

說文解字

《說文》:“程,品也。十髮為程,十程為分,十分為寸。从禾,呈聲。”

Sources

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

experience, history Traditional

Original meaning: pass through

Phonosemantic compound. (foot) represents the meaning and represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "pass through". The meaning later expanded to also include "experience" and "history".

Components

Sound component
calendar
Meaning component
zhǐ (foot), stop

Depicts a foot

Change in meaning
hints at the original meaning of , "pass through", which is no longer the most common meaning of in modern Mandarin.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 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 Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Wu) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 5 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartlek[r]ˤek pass by; in turn

說文解字

《說文》:“歷,過也。从止,厤聲。”

Sources

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