双髻鲨
shuāng​jì​shā

hammerhead shark

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

髻 jì, jié hair rolled up in a bun

Phonosemantic compound. 髟 represents the meaning and 吉 represents the sound.

Components

髟
髟 Meaning component
biāo, piào, shān long hair
吉
吉 Sound component
jí lucky

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkejHkˤi[t]-shair-knot, chignon
Zhengzhangkiːds
Unicodegèi

說文解字

緫髮也。从髟吉聲。古通用結。

Sources

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

鲨 shā shark Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 鱼 represents the meaning and 沙 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鯊.

Components

鱼
鱼 Meaning component
yú fish
沙
沙 Sound component
shā sand

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

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)

鯊 shark Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 魚 represents the meaning and 沙 represents the sound.

Components

魚
魚 Meaning component
yú fish
沙
沙 Sound component
shā sand

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsraːl

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang