kēng​chi

puffing

kēng throat

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Sound component
kàng, gāng, gēng high

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡaːŋ
ɡaːŋʔ
ɡaːŋs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

chī sound of ripping or giggling

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

Sound component
chì red

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode