bǐ​dìng

pyridine

bǐ, bì blame

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Sound component
to compare

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰeʔ
piʔ
biɡ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

dìng phonetic used in pyridine and pyrimidine

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

Sound component
dìng settle

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode