叫阵
jiào​zhèn

challenge

叫 jiào cry

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

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
丩
丩 Sound component
jiū join

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkewHkˤewk-s shout

說文解字

《說文》：“叫，嘑也。从口，丩聲。”

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)

阵 zhèn burst, array of troops Simplified

Simplified form of 陣. Depicts a formation (阝) of soldiers in chariots (车).

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

车
车 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

陣 zhèn burst, array of troops Traditional

Depicts a formation (阝) of soldiers in chariots (車).

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

車
車 Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdrinHlri[n]-s battle array

Sources

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