双氢睾酮
shuāng​qīng​gāo​tóng

dihydrotestosterone

双 shuāng set of two Simplified

Simplified form of 雙. Depicts a pair of hands.

Components

又
又 Iconic component
yòu hand

Depicts a hand.

又
又 Iconic component
yòu hand

Depicts a hand.

Sources

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

氢 qīng ammonia Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 气 represents the meaning and 𢀖 represents the sound.

Components

气
气 Meaning component
qì, qi air
𢀖
𢀖 Sound component
jīng, xíng warp (textile)

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

睾 gāo, hào testicle

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkuː

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

酮 tóng, dòng, chóng ketones

Phonosemantic compound. 酉 represents the meaning and 同 represents the sound.

Components

酉
酉 Meaning component
yǒu wine
同
同 Sound component
tóng, tong, tòng together

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangdoːŋ
doːŋʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

雙 shuāng set of two Traditional

Depicts a pair of birds in the hand.

Components

雔
雔 Iconic component
chóu match, collate

Depicts a pair of birds.

又
又 Iconic component
yòu hand

Depicts a hand.


Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsraewng[s]roŋ a pair

說文解字

《說文》：“雙，隹二枚也。从雔，又持之。”

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)

氫 qīng ammonia Traditional

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

Components

气
气 Meaning component
qì, qi air
巠
巠 Sound component
jīng warp (textile)

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode